Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday was dismissive of the party that former Congress MP Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to launch shortly. He claimed that it will not affect the prospects of the Congress in any way.

At least three persons had a lucky escape when their car fell into a 15-feet pit near Anand Vihar inter-state bus terminal on Tuesday morning. The digging had been carried out to erect pillars for a foot overbridge but there were no warning signs or barricading around.

The MCD has issued notices to more than 600 buildings for allegedly carrying out illegal construction in the area around Lalita Park, where a building collapse on November 15 had led to loss of more than 70 lives. The MCD has been carrying out a survey of dangerous buildings in the area as the problem of flooding of basements due to sub-soil water continues.

Another attempt by Blueline bus operators to buy time before the phaseout deadline of December 14 was rejected by the Delhi high court on Tuesday. The court refused to entertain their plea seeking stay against the phaseout notification of the Delhi government.

A senior citizen was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his Janata Flats residence in Janakpuri area on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as 75-year-old K.S. Mani, a former employee of a news agency, was found dead by his son John who had come to pay him a visit.

The elevated Barapulla Nullah road was thrown open to public on Tuesday and will give relief to commuters from east Delhi coming to south Delhi along with easing of traffic at the busy Ashram crossing.

As a child, I hated my parents being together. I didn’t understand why they even lived together under the same roof. Now, I find that I’m just like them, incapable of being in a relationship. I stay away from commitments. I still don’t know how to make a relationship work, but I am learning, and hope things will be better,” says 27-year-old Ameya Shrivastav (name changed on request).

After giving conflicting signals on constituting a joint parliamentary committee to probe 2G spectrum allocation, UPA partners Trinamul Congress and DMK on Tuesday came out in support of the government. The NDA and the Left Front, meanwhile, are working on a strategy to take this issue to the people ahead of the Assembly elections in five states, including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, to put Ms Mamata Banerjee and Mr Karunanidhi on the defensive.

Another attempt by Blueline bus operators to buy time before the phaseout deadline of December 14 was rejected by the Delhi high court on Tuesday. The court refused to entertain their plea seeking stay against the phaseout notification of the Delhi government. A bench headed by Justice A.K. Sikri did not admit the plea of the operators

At least three accused in the Dhaula Kuan gangrape on Tuesday refused to appear for a Test Identification Parade (TIP).
Investigating officers have confirmed that Kamru, Shahid and Iqbal have refused to undergo the test parade at the jail. Earlier, Shamshad and Usman had gone through