New Delhi, Mar. 8 : The CPI (M) has released its first list of 59 candidates in 16 states for the coming Lok Sabha elections. The list, which includes 17 sitting MPs, features only three women.

CPI (M) will announce the candidates for Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Lakshadweep in its second list, as seat sharing talks with allies in the states are still on.

"This is for the first time that the party is contesting from Lakshadweep," CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat told reporters after the two-day party Central Committee meeting on Sunday.

Johannesburg/Harare  - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left hospital on Saturday one day after a road accident that left him injured and claimed the life of his wife Susan, as his supporters began questioning the cause of the crash.

Tsvangirai left hospital in Harare wearing a head bandage, and was met by supporters. Reports said that he then flew to neighbouring Botswana for rest and to come to terms with the loss of his wife.

Harare  - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister

Washington  - The US Congress has been forced to adopt a temporary funding bill to keep government services running through Wednesday, after the Senate failed to agree on a budget that would last until September.

The legislation was needed to avoid a shutdown of most federal agencies at midnight Friday. The House of Representatives and Senate voted to extend government funding until Tuesday and the measure will be signed by President Barack Obama later Friday.

Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai (56) was injured and his wife, Susan, was killed in a car crash late Friday, party officials confirmed, adding that suspicious circumstances could indicate foul play.

The 3G spectrum allocation process is likely to get further delayed as the Union Government has announced to form a Group of Ministers (GoM) to sort out controversial pricing issue and number of players per telecom circle.