Srinagar, Sept 23 : At least two militants were

Gandhi Jayanthi Day or Oct 2 will see implementation of anti-smoking law in public places. The law prohibits smoking in public places. The law has been made to save people from adverse effects of second-hand smoking. Violators of the law will be fined Rs 200.

Soft-drinks giant Pepsi would invest $500-million (Rs 2,200 crore) in coming three years. It is disclosed by the CEO and global chairman of PepsiCo. Ms. Indra Nooyi. She was here in Gurgaon (Haryana) to attend the first ever executive committee meeting of company in India. The company has already invested over $1 billion in India.

In fierce gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir the army pushed back the ultras, which had infiltrated under the cover given by the Pakistan along the LoC. In the shoot out two militants and an army jawan were killed.

The defence officials stated, "A group of armed militants entered the Indian Territory from Kabaristan post of Pakistan and were trapped by troops close to Kalash Indian Post between Zero line and border fencing along LoC in Poonch district on Sunday."

Frankfurt, Sept 23 : India should not pin much hopes on Wednesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, says Harish Khare, Senior Editor of Indian English daily The Hindu.

He said that since Zardari was new to the office of Pakistan President, not much should be expected from the meeting.

New Delhi, Sept 22 : While the Delhi police claims to have decoded the terror links that shook the national capital on September 13 a small town of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh is coming into limelight for all the wrong reasons.

Once known for Hindu-Muslim synergy and high intellect, the region is now being tagged as the new breeding ground for the militants. The intelligence authorities believe that the region has proved to be a fertile ground for many militant outfits.

The police said that 13 school friends hailing from Azamgarh planned and executed the recent serial blasts in Delhi.