Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 6 : Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, today termed the return of his grandfather''s items as a `miracle'.

Expressing his joy, Tushar said he was grateful to liquor and airline magnate Vijay Mallya for coughing up 1.8 million dollars for the treasured icons.

New Delhi - The wealthy buyer of the set of artefacts that once belonged to Mahatma Gandhi was acting on behalf of the government of India, media reports said Friday.

According to the PTI news agency quoting India's Culture Minister Ambika Soni, the Indian independence icon's pocket watch, sandals, a bowl, "thali" (plate) and letters of authenticity were "procured through the services of an Indian, Vijay Mallya."

New Delhi, Mar 6 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the attack on Sri Lankan cricket players was a matter of grave concern to the entire world, and charged Pakistan with not having the will to fight terrorism.

"Pakistan failed in providing security to Sri Lankan cricketers, which is a matter of grave concern to the entire world," Mukherjee said on the sidelines of the India Today Conclave.

New Delhi, Mar 6 : Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi on Friday said that there would be no IPL matches on the day of counting of votes.

Modi said a new schedule would be released soon, adding that they were working on a schedule, which was a "cumbersome process".

"We will shortly have a new schedule out," Modi told reporters here.

Stressing that the tournament was on, he said: "We want to assure our fans that the IPL is on. There is no question of the IPL moving to a foreign country".

New Delhi, Mar 6 : The Supreme Court will on March 30 hear a petition filed by Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt seeking a stay on his conviction under the Arms Act in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and sought its reply on the plea of Dutt.

On Thursday, Dutt, who was named by the Samajwadi Party as its candidate for the forthcoming general elections, moved the Supreme Court.

New Delhi, Mar. 6 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said that there is no scope for force, violence or terror for resolution of any issue in this globalize world.

He stressed on the need of initiating dialogue for addressing disagreements or dissatisfaction of any particular group of people to attain a peaceful solution.