A day after US President Barack Obama signalled support to India’s quest for permanent UNSC membership, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Beijing “understands” India’s aspirations to play a greater role in the UN, but New Delhi is under no illusions about the difficult and complicated road ahead.

Defence minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday ordered the CBI to probe Mumbai’s Adarsh land scam after his ministry finished examining reports by the Army, Navy and defence estates department on the matter. The MoD said Tuesday the CBI was asked to conduct a “detailed probe” into the Adarsh Housing Society scam and “fix

The government was in the Opposition’s firing line in the Lok Sabha, which was rocked on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and 2G spectrum scams.

After the exit of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and Mr Suresh Kalmadi’s resignation as a CPP secretary over corruption allegations on Adarsh in Mumbai and CWG in New Delhi, pressure is likely to mount on the DMK to take action against communications and information technology minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum allocation controversy.

The Congress party on Tuesday sought to counter the “corruption plank” of the Opposition by forcing Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan to resign and axing Suresh Kalmadi as secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party against the backdrop of allegations of financial irregularities in the recent Delhi Commonwealth Games.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started scrutinising the land records of the Adarsh Cooperative housing society, which was handed over to the agency by the revenue department of the Maharashtra government two days ago.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the Adarsh land scam in Mumbai. This was ordered after his ministry completed the process of examining reports submitted on the Adarsh issue by the Army, Navy and defence estates department.

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday assured that action against Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai for violating green norms will be taken in the next two-three days.

The government was in the Opposition’s firing line in the Lok Sabha, which was rocked on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and 2G spectrum scams. The government further embarrassed with the Opposition saying the resignation of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan was not enough and that a thorough probe into the housing scam was needed.

The Enforcement Directorate is mulling action that can be taken against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi in a bid to tighten the noose on him. The possibility of getting a red corner notice (RCN) issued through Interpol against him is also being looked into. Mr Modi has been continuously evading the summons by the ED, which has forced the ED to think about initiating stringent measures.