RTI activist Arun Mane was attacked at Talegaon-Dabhade near Pune on Sunday morning.

Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Tuesday said that the BJP simply wants to prolong the 2G spectrum scam issue. The Congress leader, who was in Mumbai to attend a party function, alleged that the BJP is insisting for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe so that the issue does not reach its logical conclusion soon.

A city-bound Egypt Air flight with 124 passengers on board from Cairo, landed under emergency conditions at the airport here today due to a suspected fire in the cargo hold of the aircraft.

The Maharashtra government has commended master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for refusing to endorse a liquor brand.

The Bombay high court on Saturday stayed the proceedings of BCCI disciplinary committee probing allegations of financial irregularities against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi till January 10 next year. Mr Modi’s counsel Ram Jethmalani said that after hearing the civil suit filed by Mr Modi, the vacation judge of the high court Justice S.J. Kathawala held that a prima facie case has been made out for staying such proceedings.

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP is still reeling under the after effect of MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s visit to its office earlier this week. BJP leader Gopinath Munde was upset with the party leaders who “arranged” Raj’s visit. Moreover, those who wanted the MNS chief to come to office are upset with Mr Munde for making senior party leader L.K. Advani call Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray and pacify him.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal on Saturday denied that he had issued any death threats to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Mr Singhal had created a furore by stating that Mrs Gandhi would meet the same fate as her mother-in-law if any Hindutvadi leader is touched. However, he soon came out with a clarification that

Bharatiya Janata Party former president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that his party is ready to face the mid-term polls. Mr Singh, who was in Mumbai, said that the Congress is using the threat of the mid-term polls as a arm twisting tactic to defy the Opposition over the demand of a joint parliamentary committee probe into the 2G spectrum scam.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (IIT-B) batch of 1985 have committed to raise `4.5 crores or $1 million, towards promoting on campus Technology & Sustainable Development (T&SD) through academics and entrepreneurship. The alumni has already promised around `2 crores, which will be ceremonially presented to the institute on Alumni Day, December 26, as part of the silver jubilee reunion programme.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (IIT-B) batch of 1985 have committed to raise `4.5 crores or $1 million, towards promoting on campus Technology & Sustainable Development (T&SD) through academics and entrepreneurship. The alumni has already promised around `2 crores, which will be ceremonially presented to the institute on Alumni Day, December 26, as part of the silver jubilee reunion programme.