The NCP, a key constituent of the UPA government, is not in favour of the imposition of President’s Rule in Karnataka, saying it should be the last resort. But it came down heavily on the BJP government for “murdering the democracy” and criticised the Assembly Speaker the way he disqualified MLAs.

Karnataka plunged into political uncertainty on Monday following the submission of a damning report by governor H.R. Bhardwaj that recommended the imposition of President’s Rule in the state hours after chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa won a confidence motion with a controversial voice vote amid pandemonium in the Assembly.

38-year-old Bhupender Chaudhary, who allegedly hammered his 7-year-old son to death at his Safdarjung residence, told the police on Monday that his wife was allegedly having extramarital affair that forced him to kill his son.

Amid reports that the ambient air quality at the Commonwealth Games village and other venues was not up to the mark, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has maintained that the situation was under control and polluting units were being sealed to reduce air pollution.

The Jamia Millia Islamia has submitted a report on the draft masterplan for rain harvesting measures in neighbouring Gurgaon. The report envisages providing more than 250 “injection wells”, among other measures.

With people staying away from the cycling event on Sunday, the organisers have now promised that spectators will get to watch the action of the marathon and the cycling events that will take place on October 14, the last day of the Games. While giant video screens will be put at public places for the cycling event in Delhi, spectators will get to watch the marathon and cycling action in Greater Noida from specially built enclosures along the road.

Acknowledging that the Delhi traffic police “mismanaged” the flow of vehicles on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi police on Monday said that the mistakes will not be repeated on the day of closing ceremony.

The Delhi government on Monday after a Cabinet meeting cleared Phase III of the Delhi Metro, paving the way for adding nearly 70 km to the transport system.
The city government officials stated that six corridors were approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Two of the corridors link Noida Sector-18 in Uttar Pradesh to Janakpuri in west Delhi and Rajouri Garden, also in west Delhi, to Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi. The third phase, at a proposed cost of Rs 2,468 c

It’s the BJP and the RSS who are apparently now concerned over Durga Puja.
While the BJP had sent a fact-finding team in Denganga, North 24 Paraganas, over the recent communal disturbances, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has expressed concern over the problem in holding Durga Puja in the area. The saffron camp, which has not a player in Bengal and has a mere five to six per cent vote share, is trying to f

Even though the BJP managed to avert a major pre-poll crisis by persuading Dr C.P. Thakur to continue as its Bihar unit chief, rising dissent over ticket allocations has led to resignations from the party by two Patna leaders, who would now contest as Independents.