The statements made by Congress leaders over the killing of a chief medical officer in Uttar Pradesh B.P. Singh are baseless and indicative of the party's "cheap thinking and opportunistic politics", the BSP has said.

Two new lines and extension of three existing lines of the Delhi Metro were approved Monday as the Delhi Cabinet cleared the revised Phase 3 proposals, at a cost of `30,000 crores. It will now be sent to the Group of Ministers handling the matter at the Centre.

A case has been registered against the present and former vice-chancellors of G.B. Pant University of agriculture and technology, besides five others for allegedly misappropriating funds of the varsity.

Furthering the goodwill generated during Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Ali Gilani’s visit to witness the ICC World Cup semi-final at Mohali, India on Monday released and repatriated 39 Pakistanis who were held on various charges, including espionage.

In the backdrop of uproar over corruption and blackmoney issues, government has sought suggestion from people on a proposed anti-graft law which will facilitate extradition and prosecution of foreign public officials involved in bribery.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has referred the recommendations of the Shunglu Committee report to the Union home ministry for necessary action in the wake of the report’s findings on the alleged irregularities by various central departments in executing various infrastructure projects related to Commonwealth Games. The committee has faulted a host of central departments for cost over-runs, delays and mis-management of funds.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Tuesday came out in defence of former party colleague Uma Bharti who was turned away from Jantar Mantar by supporters of Anna Hazare and said the anti-politician stance of some social activists as a “disservice to democracy”.

A young man’s death at a government hospital in Bihar for want of medical attention and basic medicines has dealt a blow to the state government’s claims about improvements in the healthcare delivery system. The lack of empathy in the government’s reaction to the death has shocked many.

Top nuclear scientists at IAEA are this week examining the raw data from the troubled atomic power plants at Fukushima and discussing changes in the safety features for such reactors even as Japan raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven.

The issue of reported funnelling of Chinese arms to the insurgents operating in the northeastern states bordering China has aroused the interest and concern of a European parliamentary group.