On the eve of Republic Day, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil virtually asked the government and the Opposition to sort out issues between them so that the Parliament can function normally, calling it a joint responsibility of both.

India on Wednesday unveiled for the first time at its Republic Day parade its indigenous Light Combat Aircraft that obtained its initial operational clearance to be fully airworthy January 10, 2011.

The battle between the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka and state governor H.R. Bhardwaj reached a crescendo on Monday with a BJP delegation led by party patriarch L.K. Advani calling on President Pratibha Patil to demand the governor’s removal for his “unconstitutional conduct”. While this battle was playing in New Delhi, the chief minister also had to contend with three more private complaints filed against him in a sessions court in Bengaluru.

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav on Monday called on his party’s alliance partner, the BJP, to give up its plan to hoist the national flag at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Republic Day, saying that matters related to Kashmir were “sensitive” in nature.

Newly-appointed Union sports minister Ajay Maken on Monday sacked the chairman of the scandal-ridden Commonwealth Games organising committee, Suresh Kalmadi, who along with committee members faces corruption charges over the conduct of the Games.

Amid reports of private schools developing cold feet on giving admissions to the poor, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday asserted that the guidelines for 25 per cent reservation of seats for economically weaker section (EWS) would be enforced.

Delhi does not respect women which is why the idea of reserving seat for women came into force, said Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan.
In an interview to a news agency, the Metro Man said that Delhi is one city where people don’t respect women. However, such measures may not be required in other Indian metros and Metro trains there may not need to have women only coaches. The Delhi Metro reserved first coach of every train exclusively for women from October 2, 2010.

The driver of a city school bus jumped a traffic signal, fatally hit a cyclist and then crushed a Delhi traffic police cop, killing both on the spot, after the policeman signalled him to halt, near a crossing at Burari, outer Delhi, on Monday morning.

The Union health ministry is mulling a proposal to attract NRI doctors to All-India Institute of Medical Sciences with attractive pay packages. The ministry has decided to invite NRI doctors under 50 years of age.

In a big boost to New Delhi’s “Look East” policy, India and Indonesia are set to ink around three dozen agreements, including an extradition treaty, and seal business deals worth $15 billion after the leaders of the two countries hold talks here Tuesday.