Diesel prices could be hiked by a steep `3 to `5 per litre after Parliament’s Monsoon Session ends due to the rupee’s depreciation and a spike in global crude prices following the Syria crisis.

The Madiwala police has arrested the “most wanted” kidnapper, Janardhanachari, alias Babu, alias Ravi, who allegedly kidnapped and robbed minor girls. In some cases, he had also allegedly raped the girls. In the last two months, he was involved in 31 kidnap cases, the police said.

India A’s batting collapsed when it mattered the most as they crashed to a 121-run defeat in the second unofficial ‘Test’ against South Africa A who rode on seamer Beuran Hendricks’ six-wicket haul to level the two-match series 1-1 on Tuesday.

With the rupee going downhill, BJP Wednesday said bankruptcy of ideas and indecisiveness of Congress-led UPA government is responsible for it and demanded that economist Prime Minister Manmohan Singh steps down if he cannot stop the slide.

The government has kept open the option of calling a joint session of Parliament in case the Food Security Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha Monday night, runs into hurdles in the Rajya Sabha.

Hilarious as it may be, but he has been corresponding with himself for the last 26 days as an officer wearing different hats. As the inspector-general of police, internal security division, Bhaskar Rao has to write to IGP, training, Bhaskar Rao that his men from the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force need to be sent for training for which the date should be fixed at the earliest.

A sturdy 85 from Hamilton Masakadza and a crucial late cameo from Sean Williams saw Zimbabwe record their first one-day win over Pakistan since 1998.

Global rating agency Standard and Poor's, on Wednesday, cautioned that large deficit economies including India could face more economic problems in the near term.

Minister of state for railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Tuesday that while there would be no hike in rail passenger fares in October when the fuel adjustment cost is due to come in effect, but freight charges would go up. He did not, however, specify the quantum of hike in freight charges.

The alumni of Lucknow University will now help their alma mater in regaining it lost glory.
The vice -chancellor of Lucknow University, Prof. S.B. Nimse, has sought the assistance of former students for the development of the campus, particularly in financial terms.