New Delhi, Oct 22 : The Union government has said that it has asked Colombo to ensure that the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka do not get enmeshed in the hostilities and that their safety is not compromised after serious concern were raised over deteriorating humanitarian situation in the island nation.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Lok Sabha today that Colombo has assured New Delhi that the safety and well being of the Tamil community there would be taken care of.

Mumbai, Oct 22 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has been granted bail till October 24 after a Kalyan court sent him to 14-day judicial custody till November 5 in connection with a case of attack against North Indians.

Meanwhile, the Railway Police is also seeking custody of Raj Thackeray in a case related to destruction of property and have reached the Kalyan court with a warrant in Raj’s name.

London, October 22 : Enrique Iglesias, who was onboard a private plane, had to make an emergency pit stop owing to the plane’s engine trouble.

The Spanish singer, who was his way to Europe for the promotion of his ‘Greatest Hits’ album, reportedly had an air-scare when the jet’s engine ran into trouble and had to make an emergency landing at the Luton Airport in the UK.

The pop icon’s spokesperson reassured fans with an official statement ensuring the safety of the star and others on board.

“Yesterday Enrique Iglesias’s plane made an emergency landing at Luton Airport in the UK,” the Mirror quoted him as saying.

Tokyo , Oct 22 : Japan today appeared non-committal on civil nuclear cooperation with India even as the two countries agreed that atomic power could play an important role as a sustainable and non-polluting source of energy in meeting the growing global demands.

Melbourne, Oct 22 : Irish rock band U2 has signed a billion-dollar deal with concert promoters Live Nation, which could earn them more than 500 million dollars in shared revenue.

The deal, which is for 12-years, entitles them to 1.56 million shares in the company worth around 10 million, and it would mean their frontman Bono will be 60-years-old before he finishes touring.

Along with handling the band’s tours, Live Nation will also handle merchandising, digital and branding rights and run their website and fan club.

The company first worked with The Joshua Tree hitmakers in Toronto in 1980, and have been organising their live events since 1997.

Washington, Oct 22 : Radiologists can now use three-dimensional (3-D) power Doppler ultrasound to differentiate between malignant and benign breast cancer cells, according to a new study.

Usually, malignant breast masses have increased blood flow compared to normal tissue or benign masses.

The study has found that using 3-D power Doppler ultrasound can make it is possible to detect vessels with higher flow speeds, which likely indicate cancer.

"Using 3-D scans promises greater accuracy due to more consistent sampling over the entire tumor," said lead author, Gerald L. LeCarpentier, Ph. D., assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.