New Delhi, Apr. 6: An auto lifter, who stole over thousand vehicles in the past 20 years, has been arrested in connection with TV news producer Soumya Vishwanathan’s murder case.

“Ajay Sethi was arrested by a special team of Delhi Police from Faridabad-Badarpur border on Sunday night and the car used in the crime was recovered,” said H G S Dhaliwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).

Sethi was absconding since last month after the arrest of four persons in connection with the murders of Vishwanathan and IT executive Jigisha Ghosh.

Going by a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directive, as many as 250 lakh mobile subscribers, who use handsets that are without the valid IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity - number, face the likelihood of disconnection of services from April 15, the extended deadline after the earlier set December 31, 2008 cut-off date!

In accordance with the DoT instructions, GSM service providers - including Airtel and Vodafone - are all set to deny connectivity to mobile phones which do not have the essential IMEI number, which is 15-digit code appearing on the operator's network when a call is made.

New Delhi, Apr 6 : Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today left on a three-day visit to Kuwait.

During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues. Welfare of Indian community in Kuwait and fostering greater economic partnership will figure prominently in the talks.

Besides, strengthening cooperation in the energy sector will be focus of his discussions with Kuwaiti leaders.

The Vice President will also address the captains of industry.

New Delhi, Apr 6: Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will begin his three-day visit to Kuwait from today.

During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues. Welfare of Indian community in Kuwait and fostering greater economic partnership will figure prominently in the talks.

Besides, strengthening cooperation in the energy sector will be focus of his discussions with Kuwaiti leaders.

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has forecasted 15 to 20 per cent decline in export in the month of March following slump in demand under the impact of global slowdown.

USA and Europe, the traditional markets for Indian products, are grappled with hard financial conditions with unemployment spreading across all nations due to large scale layoffs as firms are facing shortage of contracts due to low demand and reduction in customers spending.

New Delhi, Apr. 5 : Babu Jagjivan Ram''s 102nd birth anniversary is being celebrated on Sunday.

To pay homage to him, a sarvadharma (all religion) prayer meeting was held in New Delhi on Sunday morning.

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and other leaders will pay floral tributes to him at Parliament House.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Babu remained a Member of Parliament till his death in 1986 after over 40 years as a parliamentarian.