New Delhi - A bomb rigged to a cycle exploded in India's eastern state of West Bengal Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, news reports said.

The bomb exploded at a busy market in northern Alipurduar town at about 11:10 am (0540 GMT), the IANS news agency reported.

"According to official reports, one person died and 12 others were injured in the blast. The condition of three is serious," West Bengal Inspector General of Police Raj Kanojia told the agency.

New Delhi, Mar 18 : Salma Hayek insists that her one-year-old daughter is the bossiest toddler she has ever met.

The 42-year-old actress says Valentina - her first child with her businessman husband Francois Pinault - is a `little dictator', reports the China Daily.

"She''s a little dictator," she said.

However, the ''Beverley Hills Chihuahua'' star admits that Valentina''s demanding personality only makes her more loveable.

New Delhi, Mar 17 : Union Home Minster P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that a revised Indian Premier League schedule has been sent to the states, and a decision will be taken soon after the Ministry receives feedback from the concerned state governments.

New Delhi - Varun Gandhi, the grandson of the late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, said Wednesday that a video showing him making a "hate speech" against Muslims was "doctored" and a "political conspiracy" had been hatched to malign him.

New Delhi, Mar 18 : The Government of India has approved the proposal of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture for continuation of India''s participation in the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO) beyond April 2008.

The BOBP-IGO has been functioning in India since April 2003 with its headquarters at Chennai.

Presently, Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka are the members of the BOBP-IGO.

The BOBP-IGO has played a stellar role in the sustainable development of fisheries in the Bay of Bengal region.

New Delhi, Mar 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday claimed that the tape showing his alleged anti-Muslim remarks has been doctored.

He told reporters that the CD released on March 16 was tampered with and refused to accept that the tape contained his voice.

Gandhi said that he is proud of his faith and is a Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian in equal measure. " I''ve been a victim of a political controversy," said Gandhi.