POKHARAN: India will test fire the longer range Agni II ballistic missile at an "appropriate time", Defence Minister George Fernandes said today. Asked if the test firing of Agni-II had been postponed because of pressure from the US, he said ``I don't think anybody should come to any conclusion on this.''

Judge to meet CJ

CHENNAI: Even as the controversy over Justice C Shivappa of Madras High Court stepping down as judge following a dispute over his age was gaining more impetus day after day, the judge today air-dashed to Delhi to call on Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

Ultras merge

IMPHAL: Three militant outfits which had been operating independently have decided to merge into a single entity under the banner of Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF).

Serial scares goon

DHAR: Celluloid thrillers have inspired crime but seldom fear in the minds of criminals. However, when television thriller India's Most Wanted focussed on a dreadedcriminal Kanhaiya, he surrendered apprehending he would be killed in a police encounter.