New Delhi, Oct. 16 : Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday said that there was no clinical improvement in the condition of Union Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi, wo was admitted on Monday morning after suffering a severe heart attack.

"He has shown no further clinical improvement. His condition remains to be the same as yesterday," said Dr D K Sharma, the Medical Superintendent of AIIMS.

New Delhi, Oct. 16 : Indian students believe that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the United States on November 4 this year.

"I think for myself Obama is a good candidate and he is a good orator also. From that point of view, he is having very good opinion about Iran and Iraq issues as well as I feel that he is a very good candidate and he is going to win elections 100 percent," said Priyanka, a student at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Moradabad, Oct. 16 : A girl in Moradabad recently created a ruckus of sorts here when she visited her fiancé’s house astride a horse, like an Indian bridegroom, to woo him to marry her.

Though it looked hilarious to many onlookers standing in the streets to watch a girl dressed as a bride but riding a horse as an Indian bridegroom, but Geeta’s side of the story gained public attention.

She complained that her marriage was called off after one year of engagement citing false allegations against her family by her ‘could be in laws’.

Mahabodhi (Gaya), Oct. 16 : Visiting the famous Mahabodhi temple of Bodh Gaya by evening has been made extra special with illumination effect.

Temple management has spent about 30 million rupees to illuminate the temple, as part of its beautification initiative.

"The implementation was a part of the temple''s beautification. Besides, Bodhgaya is an important place of pilgrimage for the Buddhists and people of other religion as well. From the spiritual point of view, this is a part of offering to the Buddha through illumination," said Nandji Dorjee, secretary, Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee.

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 16 : The Genda Singh sugarcane breeding and research institute in Sewari in Uttar Pradesh, which was Asia’s second prominent centre for research purposes, has per researchers working there, been a victim of neglect.

It was known for making significant contribution for development and release of new sugarcane varieties, suitable for the agro-climatic zone of the eastern Uttar Pradesh and and Bihar in the early nineties.

Spread over 286.44 acre area, this research centre has developed species like COS—8432,8436, COSE—92422 and 98237.

Hyderabad, Oct. 16 :Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that there will be no retrenchment in Air India.

"I have no information about this. I will be able to say something only after speaking to Air India Chairman. There is not going to be any retrenchment of staff in Air India. I have full sympathy towards Jet Airways workers. But this matter is also being looked into by other departments like the labour department. I will also try to do something about it. But what I said yesterday was because the labour ministry was also looking into it,"said Patel.