After a gap of almost three months, the CBI has again questioned the Talwar couple — Rajesh Talwar and Nupur — in connection with the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic servant in 2008.

A decision on the fate of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan could be taken on November 8. This is because the Congress high command does not want the Opposition to make this an issue in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning on November 9.

In an effort to cut down pollution this Diwali, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided not to allow bursting of crackers after 10 pm and sought the help of the police to enforce the decision.

The Congress on Tuesday went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism. It also held that the Allahabad high court verdict does not condone the demolition of the Babri Masjid, but skirted the raging Mumbai housing scam issue. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee piloted an

The Congress on Tuesday indicated that Indira Gandhi’s old “garibi hatao” slogan was back at the centre of its agenda after party general secretary Rahul Gandhi conceded in an unscheduled speech at the one-day AICC session that “two Hindustans” existed even after economic reforms. Top party leaders, including Prime

The MCD on Tuesday blamed the neighbouring districts for not taking enough anti-dengue measures for the spread of the disease in the city. Meanwhile, 22 fresh dengue cases were reported on Tuesday, taking the total to 5,605.

Delhi government is likely to bear an annual expenditure of `850 crores once all the 17 bus clusters are operationalised for the complete phaseout of Blueline buses. Delhi Cabinet’s approval to five clusters so far will alone incur annual expenditure of about `215 crores.

The MCD officials on Tuesday said that the civic agency has submitted reports related to the independent quality inspection of two of its projects related to the Commonwealth Games.

Delhi is set to have a new police commissioner with the Centre preparing to make the announcement early next week after the visit of US President Barack Obama. Director general of Tihar Prisons, B.K. Gupta is emerging as the frontrunner for the post. Official sources said that Mr Y.S. Dadwal, credited for the peaceful conduct of the Commonwealth Games, will be overseeing the security arrangements in place for the high-profile visit of the US President.

Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables, which continues to put at risk the life of the common man, forced the Delhi high court to take suo motu cognisance over the matter after going through a media report.