The Centre has prepared a list of 31 “most wanted” Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Jam-I-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM) operatives that include suspected terrorists belonging to Azamgarh district of UP — Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Mohammed Sajid and Mohammed Khalid from Saraimeer in Azamgarh, and Ariz Khan, Mirza Shadab Baig,

Scoffing speculations in political circles about a possible rift between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the backdrop of 2G spectrum controversy, the Congress on Tuesday emphatically denied any such misgivings. The party asserted that the understanding between the two “can never be better than as it exists today”.

A sales manager at a media house in Noida was allegedly assaulted and robbed by four persons when he was returning home from office on Monday evening in northwest Delhi.

The Delhi Government is all set to announce a new set of guidelines for this year’s nursery admissions, which is likely to be a mix of last year’s point systems and random selection proposed under the Right to Education Act. The new guidelines will be announced on Wednesday.

BJP parliamentary party chief and NDA working chairman L.K. Advani on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared to be more concerned about the leakage of tapes (taped conversation between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and senior journalists) than credibility of his Cabinet. Mr Advani said government even

The Union urban development ministry does not have any plans so far to bring the Metro to Najafgarh. The issue of bringing the Metro to Najafgarh was raised by Congress MP Mahabal Mishra and Leader of the Opposition in the MCD Jai Kishan Sharma, who went on a “survey” to Najafgarh along with Union minister of state for urban development Saugata Ray on Tuesday.

Two media organisations — Outlook and Open — facing Supreme Court notices on Rattan Tata’s petition on the publication of the transcript of Radia tapes, on Monday defended the “freedom of press” during the top court hearing, saying media has a right to report on any matter in the public interest against bad governance and corruption.

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed its resolve to take its fight over the Joint Parliamentary Probe (JPC) to the streets, the facade of unity among the “secular” Opposition has been torn asunder with Mr H.D. Deve Gowda of the Janata Dal (Secular) making it clear that his party is not in favour of stalling Parliament over the 2G

Going on the offensive, the Centre on Monday made a stinging attack on the Opposition for the washout of the Winter Session, virtually singling out BJP for paralysing Parliament saying it did “not have the courage” to move a no confidence motion.

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is anguished over the washout of the Winter Session of Parliament while Rajya Sabha chariman M. Hamid Ansari asked all sections of the House to introspect disapproving behaviour of the members during the session.