New Delhi, Mar 19: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday suspended one Assistant commandant and three soldiers on the allegation of opening fire on a civilian mistaking him as a militant.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening in Jammu and Kashmir''s Pulwama district, where the CRPF men mistook the identity of a 32-year-old carpenter and shot him at his residence.

This case of carelessness on the part of the police force has angered the local residents, who staged massive protests on the streets.

New Delhi, Mar 19 : The rate of inflation for the week ended March 7 fell to historic low of 0.44 per cent, from 2.43 per cent a week earlier, government data showed on Thursday.

Inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index is down by 0.4 per cent to 226.7, as compared to 227.7 a week earlier, mainly due to high base effect.

The annual inflation rate during the corresponding week of the previous year was 7.78 per cent

New Delhi - Suspected bandits burned to death 12 members of a family in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, news reports said Thursday.

The perpetrators set fire to the house of Beta Singh in Bichhiya village, located about 490 kilometres north-east of the state capital, Bhopal, the IANS and PTI news agencies reported.

Eleven members of the family died on the spot while another victim died on way to hospital, police said.

New Delhi  - India's annual rate of inflation declined to a two-decade low of 0.44 per cent for the week that ended March 7, the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Thursday.

The wholesale price-linked inflation declined by 1.99 percentage points from the previous weel's 2.43 per cent, fuelling expectations that the federal Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was to further cut interest rates to boost a slowing economy.

The wholesale index includes a range of basic food items and utilities.

The technology seems to be advancing day by day and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo freaks.

To strengthen its leadership position in the digital camera market, Sony India recently has launched 11 new digital still cameras in the market.

The newly launched digital still cameras come packed with newest technologies, and are available in the price range between Rs 7,990 and Rs 29,990.

New Delhi, Mar 19 : Sombre shades of city life were reflected in designer Nitin Bal Chauhan''s collection for the Autumn/Winter''09 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.

Infused with drama, the designer put together a show, which had shades of dark and explored the grim realities of the urban lifestyle at the much awaited five-day fashion extravaganza, which kick started here on Wednesday.

Aptly titled ''Conditions Apply Part II'', the collection in hues of grey and tinge of light black, lived up to the theme and brought to life successfully the nine stories of vanity, deliverance, teen suicide, mediocrity, accidents, urbanisation, senior citizens, sealing and divorce which centre round the lives of most of the metropolitan people.