The Delhi high court on Friday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) official T.S. Darbari, as the investigating agency CBI has failed to complete its probe and file the chargesheet against him within the stipulated 60 days period.

The Congress party on Friday questioned the CAG’s stand that members of Parliament cannot comment on its report on the 2G scam and wondered how its findings were leaked even before they were tabled in Parliament.

In a virtual alarm to former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition for lifting the ban on publication of the transcripts of his tapped conversations with several prominent figures akin to the Radia tapes.

Maharashtra chief minister Prathviraj Chavan wants to have complete control over the organisation. He is said to be lobbying for his “man” to head the PCC ahead of the crucial local body elections, including the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation next year. This could be his first political test as a leader of the state.

The main Opposition BJP on Friday said the government should admit that it has failed in controlling price rise. The party claimed that food inflation has hit the highest ever level while overall inflation has crossed nine per cent. The party alleged that while government is harping on growth rate, the common man is finding it hard to manage the basic three meals a day.

Unable to come to a conclusion with regard to the recommendations made by the Srikrishna Committee on the controversial Telangana issue, the Congress has sought to maintain status quo when it comes to naming a new PCC chief for Andhra Pradesh. This was made clear by the Congress’ chairman of the election committee Oscar Fernandes, when he issued a press release stating that the incumbent D. Srinivas will continue in his assignment until further orders.

The top brass of the Congress Party on Friday put its head together on how to resolve the ticklish issue of a separate Telangana state following the report of the Justice Srikrishna Committee.

Blue cockerel and a child on a rocking horse were on Friday chosen for display on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square.

The Sarita Vihar-Badarpur stretch of the Delhi Metro became operational on Friday morning, adding five kilometres more to the existing network.
The stretch will benefit the commuters of Faridabad, a satellite town in neighbouring Haryana. This stretch has three stations, Mohan Estate, Tughlakabad and Badarpur.

Coming to the rescue of a HIV positive pregnant woman, Justice S. Muralidhar of the Delhi high court in an interim order on Friday directed the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Sucheta Kriplani Hospital to immediately arrange blood for her following a dip in her haemoglobin level.