New Delhi, Dec 5 : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is cutting short his visit to India and returning home as Russian Patriarch, Alexei-II, head of the Orthodox Church died in Moscow.

Medvedev, who arrived in New Delhi last night on a three-day visit will leave for Moscow on Friday evening.

According to Russian officials, he has also cancelled his tour to Italy.

Russian Patriarch Alexy-II was instrumental in the post-Soviet spiritual revival of the country.

Medvedev was scheduled to leave on Saturday morning.

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal has emphasized the need for low cost technological solutions to overcome the challenges of terrorism, poverty and climate change.

Delivering the inaugural address at the 14th Technology Summit and Technology Platform in New Delhi today he called upon the scientists and technologists to do science globally and implement technology locally.

Peshawar, Dec. 5 : At least 20 have been killed and more than 80 injured in a high intensity blast near Imam Bargah in Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar today.

Inspector General of Police, North West Front Province, Malik Naveed Khan said while talking to a news channel that about 20 to 25 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast which was planted in a vehicle.

Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafeez Saeed has outright denied any role in the Mumbai terror attacks.

"We didn't do it," he said categorically.

Saeed went on to say that the demand for his extradition by India is a crude attempt by the Indian establishment to divert people's attention from the failure of security and intelligence forces of India.

News of gunshots at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport, at 1:00 am on December 5, set the alarm bells ringing once again.

Operations were cut short for 45 minutes during which the police and CISF swept through the terminal but could not find any proof of firing. The operations recommenced after an all-clear was issued. The police are still carrying on the investigation of the cause of the scare.

According to sources, Indian government has proof of the involvement of Pakistan's ISI in the terror attacks in Mumbai. Sources in Delhi said that the names of trainers and places where scrupulous training took place of the terrorists that killed 183 people during a 60-hour siege Mumbai are known to the government.

U. S. has a lot more evidence, some of which it has shared with India.