The CBI probe into the alleged irregularities committed in Commonwealth Games contracts has established that top former officials of the Organising Committee (OC) including Suresh Kalmadi ignored the advice of international consultants while awarding result update system contract (worth `107 crores) to a Swiss company.

It seemed to have been a case of all in the family for former telecom minister and the prime accused in the 2G spectrum scam, A. Raja, as it has come to light that four members of his family were on the board of directors of Chennai-based Green House Promoters, a company owned by Sadiq Batcha, alleged business associate of Mr Raja.

The draft report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the 2G scam, expected to be finalised on Thursday is all set to be opposed by the members of DMK and Congress. Sources disclosed that the members are all set to give a dissent note to the draft report. The committee, headed by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi,

With Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan set to enter the state legislature unopposed, the Congress circles are abuzz with speculation that an “outsider” could take his place in the Rajya Sabha.

At a time when the CPI(M) and the home ministry are trading charges over violent incidents and state of governance in West Bengal, latest figures of poll violence in the Marxist bastion show that violent incidents have been reigned in the state during the election process.

It is still a year to go for the next Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh but major political parties in the state have already slipped into the election mode.
The Bahujan Samaj Party has informally announced candidates for over 325 seats while the Samajwadi Party has officially announced candidates for 212 seats.

The CPI(M) on Tuesday lashed out against home minister P. Chidambaram for terming West Bengal as one of the worst governed states in the country during his election campaign in the state. “This is a ludicrous statement coming from a person who belongs to a government which is presiding over the most corrupt regime in

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday that a generous new compensation package would shortly be announced for the farmers whose lands have been acquired. With the PM according the safety of nuclear plants the highest priority, the NPCIL and Maharashtra government have assured him that all efforts would be made to engage the local population and address their “fears and concerns in a credible manner”.

About 800 pilots belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines went on a strike early on Wednesday demanding pay parity with Air India pilots and better working conditions, leading to cancellation of over 20 flights and disruption of many others by several hours.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan has no plans to call on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in a bid to seek his party’s support to the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project.