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New Delhi, Sept 19 : Asserting that the Centre is not “straightaway opposed” to the broadcast of news and current affairs in the FM Radio, Information and Broadcasting Minister P.R. Dasmunsi today said the government did not allow this as there is no effective system to monitor the FM stations.

New Delhi, Sept 19 : The Left parties on Wednesday alleged that the United States was pressurising India to go ahead with the bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation deal.

“I feel it is they (the US), who are laying down the timetable for the government, it seems to us. They are pressurising; you know it very well," said CPI leader A B Bardhan.

The Left parties also rejected the government’s response to the concerns expressed by them over the nuclear deal, saying they were not convinced with the Centre’s contention on the issue.

Kathmandu, Sept 19 : The United Kingdom has pledged an aid of eight million dollars for the peace process in Nepal.

Visiting British International Development Minister Shahid Malik offered the aid to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today.

During his meeting with Koirala at Baluwatar, Malik described the Maoist decision to quit government as unfortunate, and stressed the need for political consensus.

Koirala’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Dr Suresh Chalise told this to reporters after the meeting.

London, Sept 19 : The case against the parents of Brit toddler Madeleine McCann is likely to be dropped, following new evidence.

Kate and Gerry McCann have admitted that their four year-old daughter’s DNA was found in a car they hired 25 days after she went missing in May this year during a holiday in Portugal.

However, it looks like Madeleine’s DNA was transferred into the car when the McCanns hastily left their apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

They were moving into a nearby apartment and did not want to reveal the location.

New York, Sep 19 : Melanie Brown reportedly left her 2-month-old daughter with her cleaner for four days when she eloped with Stephen Belafonte.

The Spice Girl’s former housekeeper, Tonia Lamere claims that the singer left young Angel Iris with her while she fled to Sin City with Belafonte.

"One evening of baby-sitting turned into four days!" the New York Daily News quoted Tonia, as telling Star magazine.

"The child was sick, there was no nanny, and when Mel called, she never even asked about the baby,” she added.

Washington, Sept 19 : Actress Vanessa Hudgens’ has revealed her secret crush on actor Matt Damon.

In a recent interview on The Tyra Banks Show, the High School Musical star avoided questions about her relationship with costar Zac Efron by asserting that she "loves" Damon.

"I was 14 years old and I met him," People quoted Hudgens, as saying.

"I completely freaked out. Like, I did to him what my fans do to me. I was like, 'Ohmigosh, I love you so much, can I have your autograph,'" she added.