Delhi is set to have a new police commissioner with the Centre preparing to make the announcement early next week after the visit of US President Barack Obama. Director general of Tihar Prisons, B.K. Gupta is emerging as the frontrunner for the post. Official sources said that Mr Y.S. Dadwal, credited for the peaceful conduct of the Commonwealth Games, will be overseeing the security arrangements in place for the high-profile visit of the US President.

Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables, which continues to put at risk the life of the common man, forced the Delhi high court to take suo motu cognisance over the matter after going through a media report.

At least 350 inmates of the Tihar Central Jail have written to the Delhi government seeking open jail system, something which has been followed in many states.
Tihar jail spokesperson Sunil Gupta said that the facility has been attempted by many states. It is a huge success in Rajasthan, but it is for the prisoners who are not considered to be part of the high-risk category, he said. He added that at least 350 inmates have requested the government to adopt this system.

The fact-finding committee constituted by the Delhi government after the collapse of the foot overbridge at the J.N. Stadium submitted its report on Tuesday and attributed the collapse to faulty design and blamed the consultant.

A 25-year-old man committed suicide at the Vijay Vihar police station in outer Delhi on Monday evening after he was allegedly assaulted by the cops. The incident took place on Monday at around 10 pm. The deceased has been identified as Vikas, a resident of Vijay Vihar. The police said Vikas was having an affair with a 30-year-old married woman, who lives in the same locality. “The woman’s husband, who was on an outstation trip, came back on Monday evening and found the two in a

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed the party and the government to “forcefully resist” the abuse of religion to inflame passion, stoke prejudice and polarise our society.

Attacking the Congress for skipping the corruption issue during its AICC session, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday said the Congress has become “indifferent to corruption” by maintaining a “complete silence” on the issue. The party also accused the Congress of targeting RSS leaders on terror links as a diversionary tactic.

Claiming that at the core of the party’s politics in the country is that of unity in the society and not of dividing it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said a strong Congress has always been a pre-requite for strong India.

A one-day meeting of the AICC members on Tuesday authorised Congress president Sonia Gandhi to constitute the all-powerful Congress Working Committee and the central election committee.

The Congress on Tuesday went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism and held that the Allahabad high court verdict does not condone the demolition of Babri Masjid but skirted the Adarsh Housing scam.