West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday admitted his failures for not setting up industries at Singur and Nandigram, particularly with regard to foreign investors.

Speaking at the National Executive Meet of FICCI, Bhattacharjee said, “Singur and Nandigram have sent a wrong signal to investors both in India and abroad. Very often foreigners who meet me ask me about them and I had to explain (why this has happened).”

He said that the government needs to be very cautious towards land acquisition.

Here’s sad news for cricket fans.

Following the deadly attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday night, England cricket team has decided to call off their ongoing tour in India, leaving the succeeding Test series also in doubt.

The Election Commission of India has issued notice to Petroleum Minister Murli Deora for his remarks on effecting a fuel price cut.

Deora on Tuesday said the government will cut petrol and diesel prices after Assembly elections are over on 24th December.

"The international prices have fallen and there is an expectation that prices need to be reduced. I am also of the opinion that they should be reduced and that will happen after 24th December," Deora said

The Commission has sought an explanation from Deora over the reported remarks.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accused that BJP is trying to divide the country on the issue of terrorism.

Addressing an election rally in Bhiteba village in Behror of Rajasthan she said that, "The opposition has no social issue to raise in the polls except terror, terror. They have always tried to divide and rule. They are disturbing the communal harmony and national unity."

As many as 64 people died in Tamil Nadu as heavy rains lashed different parts of the state by the influence of cyclone NISHA which lay 20 km off the Nagapattinam district coast throwing normal life out of gear.

Authorities have evacuated more than 42,000 people from coastal hamlets and low-lying areas in Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur and housed them in relief camps.

64,000 hectares of crop officially declared flood-hit.

Heavy rains will continue for another 24 hours, informed Meterological office.

Most of the deaths were either due to electrocution or wall collapses, said an official.

Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei on Wednesday presented the supplementary budget of Rs 7587.69 crore for financial year 2008-09 in the Assembly amidst protests from BJP legislators.

The State Government will spend Rs 188.89 crore under plan, Rs 5388.93 crore under state non-plan, Rs 98.78 crore under Central plan and Rs 211.11 crore under centrally sponsored schemes.

'This is the highest supplementary budget since independence,' Ghadei added.