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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the parks and memorials built by the Mayawati government would be given to the poor for free for holding weddings and other ceremonies.

Two men were arrested in Rajasthan on Sunday for kidnapping and trafficking a 14-year-old girl from Maharashtra, police said.

Of the total 1,696 polling stations, 251 have been declared sensitive and 335 hyper-sensitive.

The scattered incidents happened in Chandrakona, Madpur and Belda areas, district superintendent of police Sunil Choudhury said.

Ravindra was the second minister after P Shanker Rao to be sacked from the Kiran Kumar Reddy's Cabinet.

The 13th-seeded Nishikori beat No. 24 Benoit Paire of France 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday.

Police said the decision to arrest Niyati Ghosh, wife of slain Balaram Ghosh, was taken as she was giving inconsistent statements.

Malala was shot in the neck after her school bus was intercepted by a Taliban gunman last October.

Former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani on Saturday asked for formulation of stringent laws to curb betting in cricket.

Known as Victor in betting circles, Aggarwal was on Friday interrogated face to face with Gurunath Meiyappan.

In a rare show of unity, prominent leaders of Madhya Pradesh Congress on Saturday shared a common stage with the aim to bring the party back to power in the State.

Monaco Grand Prix winners Mercedes can triumph again this season and must not let a tyre-testing controversy distract them, Hamilton said.

A day before his death, Abir had taken to Twitter to mourn the sudden demise of filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh.

Federer reached the fourth round by beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

Pirelli denied asking Mercedes to use their current car at the May 15-17 Barcelona test, which caused a storm when details leaked out only last weekend, and said they planned further tests with teams.

India thrashed Iran 3-0 to emerge champions in the inaugural Asian Team Snooker Championships held at Doha, Qatar.