After a gap of a few years, Delhi-based band Bandish is back with its second album, self-titled Bandish. The band, formed in 2005 by ex-Euphoria drummer Christopher Powell, has found a niche for itself.

Britain’s health watchdog has called for a total ban on use of trans fats, which are used overwhelmingly in the processed food industry, as they increase the risk of heart disease and strokes.

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar said he has forgiven the man who shot at his convoy.

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, when asked to comment on home minister P. Chidambaram’s remark that he had a “limited mandate” to deal with the Maoist menace, said while the matter would be discussed by the Cabinet, there “cannot be a public debate” matter.

In a bizarre display of ignorance, court officials and lawyers wore medical masks during a rape case hearing where the victim, a young woman, was HIV positive.