The state of environment report 2010, released here by Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday, underlines the need for restoring the natural resources and assets in their pristine form to meet the future challenges in the city. It also points out that the greening efforts of the government by planting saplings were not enough,

Philippines thumped India 34-12 in the final of the HSBC Asian 5 Nation second division rugby tournament at the Delhi University grounds here on Saturday to rise to division one.

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar broke his silence on Saturday to strike back at suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, accusing him of “tarnishing” the image of the board.

The government on Friday made a minimum of 25 per cent public shareholding mandatory for companies listed on the stock exchange.
This step could allow the companies to raise around Rs 2 lakh crores from the market, according to a study by Crisil Equities.

Widening the definition of domestic violence, the Delhi high court on Friday said the mother-in-law too can be charged under the Domestic Violence Act even if the act was specifically made to protect the woman from domestic abuse.

The Centre on Friday declared the Indian Mujahideen outfit a terrorist organisation. The IM is suspected of having a role in various terror attacks in the country, including the Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Delhi serial blasts. The IM has now been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has indicated his desire to step down following the Left Front’s drubbing in the civic elections. Mr Bhattacharjee and state industries minister Nirupam Sen are unlikely to attend Saturday’s meeting of the CPI(M) politburo in New Delhi, which is being held to discuss the poll results.

Striking yet again, Somalian pirates seized a vessel in the Gulf of Aden but later released the entire crew of 24, including two Indians.
The cargo ship flying a Panamanian flag was hijacked on Wednesday. However, a day later, the crew was released in safe condition, officials here said.

Monsoon reached the Northeast ahead of schedule bringing heavy rains in Assam on Friday, while showers in parts of Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir lowered the rising temperatures in north India after days of extreme heat.

The CPI(M)-led Left Front government in West Bengal came under sharp attack from its main ally, the CPI whose general secretary A.B. Bardhan termed the ruling coalition as “swollen-headed”. He said that 33 years in power in West Bengal appeared to have got the Left Front “swollen-headed” and the “debacle” in the civic body