New Delhi - Chile on Tuesday underscored its solidarity with India against the backdrop of the Mumbai terrorist attacks as the two countries decided to expand economic ties and signed four pacts including an agreement on peaceful uses of outer space.

New Delhi - Chile on Tuesday underscored its solidarity with India as the two countries signed four pacts to strengthen relations including an agreement on peaceful uses of outer space.

"Chile strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on Mumbai on 26 November 2008. Chile voiced the hope that the intellectual and actual perpetrators would be identified soon and brought to justice," a joint statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said.

New Delhi, Mar 17 : The Election Commission on Tuesday filed a criminal case under non-bailable law against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for his inflammatory speech against Muslims in Pilibhit.

The Commission directed the District Magistrate of Pilibhit to file the case against Gandhi.

The case would be filed under Section 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 123 (a) and 123 (b) and would be non-bailable.

New Delhi, Mar 17 : India and Chile today signed four agreements in the areas of space, renewable energy, education and mineral resources to strengthen their bilateral ties further.

The agreements were signed after talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

The agreement on space is for exploration and utilization of outer-space for peaceful purposes.

An agreement on gender equality between both countries is also at an advance stage of negotiation. Both sides agreed to pursue cooperation in the Antarctica as well. Both countries also expressed an interest in strengthening cooperation in the areas of IT and biotechnology.

New Delhi, Mar 17 : Organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday submitted a re-revised tournament schedule to the Union Home Ministry.

The action was taken after the Home Ministry advised IPL organisers that it may not be possible to hold the Twenty20 series as per its previous revised schedule.

The Home Ministry has now forwarded this new schedule to the respective State Governments to seek their views on the new dates.

New Delhi - At least three people were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in India's eastern state of Bihar, a news report said Tuesday.

Armed Maoist rebels attacked Khaira village in southern Lakhisarai district late Monday night in retaliation for the killing of a Maoist by locals last week, the PTI news agency reported quoting police.

The attackers fired indiscriminately and killed three men on the scene, the report said.

Two women who were injured in the attack were being treated at a government hospital in Lakhisarai where their condition was described as "critical."