Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 : Malaysian Indian political leaders of the MIC, DAP and PKR will leave for Chennai this week to attend the three-day ''Pravasi Bharatiya Divas''.

Representatives of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) will also participate in the conference, which is scheduled to begin from tomorrow at the Chennai Trade Centre.

Hindraf chief P. Wathyamoorthy is also expected to participate in the Indian Diaspora Conference. Wathyamoorthy lives in a self-imposed exile in London.

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 : Due to the migration of estate workers to town areas in Malaysia, there has been an increase in the number of students in Tamil schools.

"Most Tamil schools except several in the estates showed an increase in student enrolment possibly due to the migration of estate workers to town areas, The Star online quoted Malaysian Tamil schools chief organiser S. Baskaran as saying.

Students, who completed their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations, have been asked to select their course wisely.

London, Jan. 6 : There has been a drop in suicide rates in Britain to the tune of 40 percent in the aftermath of terror attacks such as 9/11 and 7/7, scientists in the country have opined.

The Telegraph quotes Dr Emad Salib, a consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer at Liverpool University, as saying that any tragedy on a national scale such as a natural disaster, war or bombing brings society together in a common cause and this leads to the drop in suicides.

"There is greater social cohesion, the Blitz spirit," he said.

Dr Salib says that he expects to find that the effect of the London bombings would be greater than the 9/11 attacks because it happened on British soil and was carried out by British bombers.

Kathmandu, Jan 6 : Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said that he will abide by the interim order delivered by Supreme Court (SC) on Pashupati temple row.

Talking to reporters here, the Prime Minister said, "We will respect the order of the apex court."

New Delhi, Jan 6 : A group of diplomats from various countries like Sri Lanka, Turkey, Arab States Mission met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today and condemned the recent Mumbai terror attack.

The condemnation by Arab States Mission assumes significance because it has 22 members, most of whom are Muslim countries. It can be a set back for Pakistan.

New Delhi, Jan 6 : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today called for a "proactive" approach to root out threats emanating from "potential" terrorists as the country has suffered a substantial loss of life in terror attacks.

Addressing the Chief Minister''s conference on terrorism here, Chidambaram called for the need for more preparedness to handle sophisticated terror threats and asked the Chief Ministers to put in place a clear command structure to tackle any terrorist threat or attack.