SAO PAULO - Scores of demonstrators rallied Saturday outside the gates of the British consulate in Sao Paulo to demand the release from prison of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

NEW DELHI - The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which is seeking the apex court's monitoring of the 2G spectrum probe, Saturday said that it will oppose Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata's plea seeking to restrain media from publishing transcripts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia's tapped conversations.

BHOPAL - The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said that there shall be no tourism within the core area of tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, according to documents filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

NEW DELHI - A probe into the taped conversations of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia triggered by complaints of her alleged links with foreign intelligence outfits and amassing of Rs.300 crore in nine years is not over yet, the apex court has been told.

PANAJI - Women will rub shoulders with men in fire fighting operations in Goa from the next financial year, an official said here Saturday.