Kolkata, Oct 31 : An all religion prayer session was held in Kolkata today for the victims of serial blasts that ripped through Guwahati and three other towns on Thursday in which 70 people were killed and over 300 injured.

People from all communities came together to pray for the people who lost their lives in blasts.

The prayers organised by All India Minority Forum, also condemned the acts of terror which have rocked the country in recent months.

"We also condemned the activities of terrorism, in all places like Assam, Delhi, and other states. We should fight together irrespective of caste and creed," said Idrish Ali, President, All India Minority Forum.

New Delhi/Kolkata/Kanpur, Oct 29: Diwali festivities were marred due to various fire accidents caused by firecrackers across India.

In Delhi, seven people were injured, including four firemen, when a massive fire broke out in a in a slum cluster in Jehangirpuri area of Delhi last night.

"All our belongings are burnt, nothing is left. We are not even left with clothes to wear. We don''t know whether any human being is injured in the fire but pets like dogs, cats, and goats have all died in the fire," said Shrikant, a victim.

Kolkata, Oct 28 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last night conducted a raid at the residence of Ashok Todi, the father-in-law of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman who was found dead last year after a month of his marriage.

The Special Branch of CBI conducted a raid in search of Ashok Todi, his brother Pradip Todi and brother-in-law Anil Sarogi against whom non-bailable arrest warrants were issued by the court on Monday.

However, none of the three were found in the residence, CBI sources said.

According to CBI sources, a red alert has been issued to all airports and major railway stations against Todi''s and their brother-in-law to prevent them from escaping from the country.

Kolkata, Oct 14 : CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati could be a prime ministerial candidate of a non-Congress and non-BJP alliance at the Centre depending on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.

“BSP is an important party and the ruling party in UP. We expect them to do well in Lok Sabha elections and therefore the leader of the BSP is going to be one of the people who I think will be considered,” Karat told reporters here.

Kolkata, Oct 12 : The three-day central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will begin here today to discuss strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. 

Issues like the financial crisis blowing across the world, the UPA Government''s "failure" to get its act together in curbing terrorism and rising attacks on the churches in Orissa and Karnataka are also likely to figure during the meeting.