Varanasi, Apr 13: One person was killed and two injured here on Monday after a fire broke out in a lane full of shops.

A transformer in the lane caught fire and gradually the flames spread to the entire area engulfing three saree shops.

Residents complained that the fire went out of control because of the carelessness of the administration.

Srinagar, Apr 13: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that he would raise ''very important'' issues in Parliament after the elections, including the matter of resuming the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan.

Talking to reporters here, Abdullah said: "We will raise very important issues in the Parliament after the elections. One such issue will be a discussion on Indo-Pak relations and resumption of the stalled dialogue between the two countries."

New York, Apr. 13: The long time lesbian lover of tennis great Martina Navratilova is threatening to wash their dirty laundry in public if she doesn''t get a settlement to her liking based on their eight years together.

"There are a lot of skeletons in Martina''s closet. It is more like a storage facility full of them, and I know them all," the New York Post quoted Toni Layton, as saying.

Patna, Apr 13: Janata Dal- United (JD-U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh `Lalan' on Monday filed a defamation case against former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for making inflammatory remarks against him and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar earlier this month.

The complaint said such malicious and slanderous statements did not behove a former Chief Minister.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A. K. Jha received the case under Section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Augusta (Georgia, US), Apr. 13 : In the first three-way playoff at the Masters since 1987, Angel Cabrera of Argentina won the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with a two-putt par on the second hole of sudden death.

He outlasted Chad Campbell, who bogeyed the first playoff hole, and Kenny Perry, who bogeyed the second.

London, Apr 13 : Spanish striker Fernando Torres reckons that his Anfield wonder goal can inspire Liverpool to yet another sensational Euro comeback.

Rafa Benitez's Reds must score three at Stamford Bridge tomorrow to save their Champions League skins after last week's 3-1 first-leg mauling.

Liverpool need their biggest win at Chelsea since a 5-2 triumph way back in 1989, the year of their last league title triumph.