Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on Tuesday intervened to end the ongoing tussle between influential tourism minister Brij Mohan Agrawal and chief secretary Sunil Kumar, which threatened to lead his government to a crisis ahead of Assembly polls in the state.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s never-say-die spirit came to the fore again, with the team posting an exhilarating four-wicket win over a spirited Trinidad & Tobago in their Champions League T20 match here on Tuesday night.

Petroleum minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Tuesday that as of now there was no proposal to steeply hike diesel and LPG prices. Instead, Mr Moily launched an austerity-cum-conservation drive to reduce fuel consumption and help manage the current account deficit by saving “billions of dollars”.

Why is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi a big no as the future prime minister for Jnanpith Awardee Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy? The names Hitler and Mussolini evoke the same feeling as Mr Modi, says Dr Ananthamurthy, who reasons out why Modi for PM is not an option for him.

Rajasthan Royals find themselves sitting pretty in the race for the CLT20 2013 semi-finals in the aftermath of Monday’s downpour in Ahmedabad. With the four other teams in their group wading away with just two points each, the Royals — on four points from their opening day’s win over Mumbai Indians — already have a significant edge.

Over 150 people were killed and dozens injured as a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan’s Balochistan and Sindh provinces Tuesday. It impacted a number of cities, including Karachi‚ Hyderabad‚ Quetta and Kalat, rescue officials said.

After following paper-pencil format for years, the All India Post Graduate Medical entrance (AIPGME) test for admission to all India 50 per cent quota is likely to be conducted online in December 2013.

It may be early days yet in the 2013 edition of the Champions League T20, but daylight is beginning to appear between the front-runners, and the rest. In Group B, Chennai Super Kings have laid down a marker with their handsome win over the Titans in Ranchi, while in Group A, with some assistance from the rain gods, the Rajasthan Royals are starting to look a good bet for a last-four berth.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced the formation of a special investigation cell to take over the probe into the Muzaffarnagar riots that left 49 people dead and rendered thousands homeless.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for the US on Wednesday in a visit that will see him holding his sixth bilateral summit with the US president and also addressing the UN General Assembly in New York.