New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 12 : Abhinav Bindra''s father, A. S. Bindra, wants his son to dedicate his prestigious gold medal to the country''s soldiers.

"Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has invited Abhinav. I would suggest him to dedicate this medal to the soldiers of the country," said A. S. Bindra, Abhinav''s father.

A successful businessman who has provided his son with an air-conditioned shooting range where he can train, A. S. Bindra welcomed all to his home in Chandigarh on Monday and offered sweets to well wishers.

The family had held a special prayer on Sunday and brought out a newspaper advertisement urging people to pray for their son.

New Delhi, Aug 12 : WTO Director General Pascal Lamy will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to find ways for picking up the threads from last month''s failed trade talks in Geneva.

During his two-day visit, Lamy will also hold talks with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, and also with representatives of the Indian industry.

New Delhi/ Coimbatore, Aug 12 : An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will again meet here today to end the Amarnath land transfer row.

The members met yesterday but failed to reach any consensus. After the meeting, Shivraj Patil said he would apprise Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the deliberations.

"We discussed the issues raised by the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The deliberations are incomplete. We will take what steps are to be taken on the matter with fellow leaders and the Prime Minister," Patil said.

Meanwhile, the rightists slammed the Central Government for the ongoing strife in Kashmir.

New Delhi - Pakistani troops on Monday fired at Indian soldiers across the de facto border that divides the Indian- and Pakistani-administered Kashmir region, the fourth such incident in 14 days, NDTV news channel reported.

Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts in the Poonch sector of the line of control that divides the two parts of Kashmir, the report said.

There were no details of whether Indian troops returned fire.

New Delhi - An Indian court on Monday sentenced to death two taxi drivers found guilty of the murder of an Australian woman tourist in Delhi in 2004, news reports said.

The two taxi drivers - Ashish Kumar and Jyotish Prasad - were given the sentences by a trial court for the rape and murder of 59- year-old Dawn Emelie Griggs, NDTV television channel reported.

Griggs, who had come to India from Hong Kong on March 17, 2004, was found brutally murdered near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

New Delhi, August 11: Idea Cellular was asked by the Government to surrender either its license or that of Spice Communications, its latest acquisition, to avoid overlapping.

However, Idea would not be refunded the license fee said the Telecom Secretary Sidhharth Behura.

According to sources, Idea is likely to surrender its own licenses and retain Spice licenses in both, Punjab and Karnataka, circles as Spice has 800 Mhz spectrum in these areas and can accommodate more users.

Besides, Idea is yet to start its service whereas Spice is already offering services there.