SAN FRANCISCO - Sony has taken the plunge into the escalating mobile phone patent wars. The Japanese electronics company has sued South Korean rival LG for patent infringement, claiming that LG's mobile phones violate seven Sony patents, according to court documents.

Abu Dhabi, Dec 30 (IANS/WAM) New rules on speed limits on all roads in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be enforced from Saturday, an official said.

NEW DELHI - The National Investigation Agency Thursday filed a chargesheet against 17 members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India outfit for holding a "seditious" secret meeting in 2006 in Kerala.

NEW DELHI - Tourists from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines will be provided tourist visa on arrival from Jan 1, 2011, home ministry officials said Thursday.

GUNTUR - Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president H.D. Deve Gowda Thursday urged farmers to rise and revolt against the central government which, he claimed, was neglecting their problems.