Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Tukoji Rao Pawar was arrested for allegedly threatening and intimidating a lady returning officer and sent to jail by a court in a dramatic action on Tuesday.  All this happened ahead of Assembly elections in the BJP-ruled state.

Pawar is conesting assembly polls from Dewas. Police had arrested another ruling party nominee from Sonkatch, Phool Chand Verma in connection with the same case.

Earlier Returning officer for Sonkatch and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sanjana Jain lodged a complaint against them for obstructing official work and threatening her following a dispute over a poll-related issue.

Even before the announcement of her wedding speculations  are high as to who would be the ‘bridesmaid’ at her marriage ceremony.

Well, it’s about bold and sizzling beauty Amrita Arora, who is getting married soon to her Hyderabadi businessman boufriend Shakeel Ladak.

The big fat wedding is expected to ring in March of 2009 but Amu is not ready to confirm or reject the news.

“I’ll tell you when I’m ready,” she has been telling one and all.

Maybe she’s getting superstitious and too possessive about the whole thing.

China has rejected India’s assertion that Arunachal Pradesh was its integral part. Rather Beijing said that  McMahon Line is “illegal” and the status of the border state was “never officially demarcated”.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday that New Delhi had not taken into account “historical facts”. “We deeply regret the Indian side’s remarks that take no regard of the historical facts,” Qin said.

“China and India have never officially settled demarcation of borders, and China’s stance on the eastern section of China-India borders is consistent and clear-cut,” Qin said at a regular bi-weekly news briefing.

It seems that India's effort to reach Islamic world is showing good results.

Three top dignitaries from the Islamic World are visiting India in the coming days. They include are Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is seen as a crucial step towards strengthening bi-lateral relationship between these two countries. The Egyptian President is visiting India after 25 years. Egypt alone accounts for almost 40% of India's trade with northern Africa. But Chinese influence is growing day by day in Egypt. India is hoping that ties between two nations will reach a new high after Mubarak's visit.