Union Law and Justice Minister M.Veerappa Moily on Tuesday rubbished comments of a former CBI officer, who claimed to have received a letter against pursuing the extradition proceedings in Bhopal gas tragedy case, by terming them as "irresponsible and unjustified".

A former Central Bureau of Investigation officer B R Lal on Tuesday claimed that he had been advised by the Exteral Affairs Ministry not to pursue the Bhopal gas tragedy case thoroughly, particularly, in context of extradition of the head of the Union Carbide, Warren Anderson.

Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday said earthquake-resistant measures would be adopted by all future constructions, as New Delhi is located in a zone prone to seismic disturbances.

Advocating a new paradigm of collaborative approach to water management in South Asia to harness water optimally for all stake holders, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Karim, has advised India to sit down with China to sort out the dispute over river Brahmaputra.

Even as the Manali-Leh highway that connects Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh region of Kashmir is blocked due to unexpected snowfall, the tourists however are having a great fun here.

The students of Ahmedabad's Sahjanand College vandalized the college property here on Tuesday to protest the against the management's decision not to admit students from Gujarati medium schools.

Union Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said the case against Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson in connection with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy was not closed.

Greenpeace activists demanded justice for whales and their most vocal defenders, the Japanese activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, popularly known as the Tokyo Two, on World Oceans Day in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday asked insurance industry to give more focus to generate the required level of awareness about the benefits of insurance to rural people.

In a bid to enhance security in Kolkata Metro Railway, the country's oldest tube rail, senior officials of the West Bengal  government will hold discussions with union home ministry officials in New Delhi Wednesday.