Lusaka - A leading contender for the Zambian presidency has refuted allegations of inciting violence as campaigning in the race to lead the copper-rich nation drew to a close Wednesday with large rallies in the capital Lusaka.

Patriotic Front (PF) party leader Michael Sata said accusations from the ruling Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) that he was stoking turmoil were unfounded, while refusing to commit to accepting the outcome of Thursday's election.

Sata, who was defeated in 2001 and 2006 presidential polls, is running against MMD candidate a former vice-president Rupiah Banda, who took over as Zambian when Levy Mwanawasa died in August of a stroke.

A rocking Punjabi performance helped cricketer Harbhajan Singh and popular TV actress Mona Singh to win the award for the best dancers in the grand finale of the reality show ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena’.

The jodi danced on the popular, fast and catchy number ‘Nagaada nagaada baja’ from the hit film ‘Jab We Met’.

The jodi left everyone spellbound with their matchless performance, including that of the show judges Wasim Akram and actress Sushmita Sen.

New Delhi, Oct 29: The morning after Diwali, a festival of lights was less hazy in national capital as people used lesser firecrackers to celebrate festival night after an appeal by the authorities.

The Delhi Government had earlier convened a meeting of Environment Pollution Control authorities, which decided to monitor pollution levels especially during the winter season.

The committee appealed to the public to desist from bursting fire crackers. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reportedly also monitors air pollution after Diwali to assess the impact of Diwali crackers on the atmosphere.

The campaign to wean people away from bursting crackers on Diwali seems to have borne fruit this year.

London, Oct 29: A rare film on the first US tour of ‘The Beatles’ in 1964 has been found.

Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday again blamed the United States for the global market crisis.

"This is not a global crisis but your (US) crisis," Ahmadinejad said in Khorramabad, western Iran.

"After the political failures (in Iraq and Afghanistan), the wrong US policies also affected their own economy," the president said in a speech carried live by the news network Khabar.

Ahmadinejad said US and Western desire for hegemony had led to the current market crisis.

"You (US) are the roots for all the corruption in the world and there is no way out of this dilemma than to return to the path of spirituality, ethics and justice," he said.

Seoul - Creditors of ailing Daewoo Electronics have chosen US equity firm Ripplewood Holdings as their preferred bidder after two failed attempts to sell South Korea's third-largest appliance and television maker, a South Korean bank said Wednesday.

Leading creditor Woori Bank said in Seoul that the takeover of Daewoo Electronics should be formalized by the end of this year.

New York-based Ripplewood will be granted access to Daewoo's books before the deal was signed, Woori Bank said, but declined to give details regarding the US company's offer.

Ripplewood was entering negotations with an offer of about 400 billon won, the national Yonhap news agency said, quoting industry sources.