Extending its gains for the fourth day in a row, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today closed higher by marginal 43 points even as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of the weekly inflation data. (Updated at 5.13 pm)

As in the history of cold war politics, Russia has threatened to station bombers and missiles on the Polish border if Warsaw decides to host parts of a US missile defence shield on its territory. (Updated at 7.00 pm)

India's ruling coalition UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi accompanied by her daughter Priyanka and son Rahul today arrived to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (International)

As part of helping surgeons to perform operations with precision, the Puducherry health department has included a proposal in the Union Territory's 11th plan document to procure a robot to assist the doctors. (National)

Pakistan's ruling coalition is expected to move an impeachment motion against President Pervez Musharraf in parliament on August 11. (International)

Yasin Malik 'forcibly' admitted to hospital
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, was admitted today to a hospital after his condition deteriorated. (National)

Intensifying the campaign against the 'Miss Nepal' beauty contest, Maoists today stormed the offices of the pageant's Indian sponsor Dabur, and the event organisers, and locked their staff out. (International)

Expressing concern that over 7000 women become HIV-positive everyday worldwide, the United Nations has called for enhancing women's access to sexual health services and commended India's efforts in controlling the spread of the disease. (International)