Two BJP MLAs accused of watching obscene pictures during House proceedings were on Friday given a clean chit by the Gujarat Assembly Speaker after the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here found nothing objectionable in their iPad having over 4,000 pictures and 11 video clips.

In a huge setback to an Indian couple battling for custody of their children, the Norwegian authorities on Thursday said they are not going ahead with a deal to hand over the kids to their uncle due to conflicts” in the family.

The Orissa Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution appealing the Maoists to release the two Italian citizens held hostages by them since March 14.

In a huge setback to an Indian couple battling for custody of their children, Norwegian authorities on Thursday said they are not going ahead with a deal to hand over the kids to their uncle in view of “conflicts” in the family.

After Karnataka, BJP was hit by another porngate scandal in the Assembly where two ruling party MLAs in Gujarat allegedly watched obscene pictures of women prompting the Speaker to order a probe and also target the media.

After Karnataka’s “porngate”, a similar scandal hit the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly, where two party MLAs were allegedly caught watching obscene pictures, prompting the Speaker to seize their tablet devices and order a probe.

The six-day hostage drama in Orissa took a new turn on Wednesday with Dandapani Mohanty, one of the three names proposed by the rebels to act as interlocutors, suggesting the state government to choose one from among Kobad Ghandy, Amit Bagchi and Narayan Sanyal to assist in the negotiation process.

The fielding of Bhupendra Yadav as the BJP candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan has triggered a debate on “local vs outsiders” in the state politics.

The cloud of uncertainty over release of two abducted Italians — Bausco Paolo and Claudio Colangelo — persisted on Tuesday as the government and rebels could not decide upon the names of the interlocutors.

The new railway minister, Mr Mukul Roy, who had preferred to attend a Mamata rally, rather than visiting a train accident site at Guwahati during his tenure as minister of state for railways on July 11 last year, blamed the van driver for accident.