Union home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday instructed paramilitary forces to tackle violence with patience, tact and understanding and said that the right to use force should be exercised responsibly.

Admitting lapses at the command-level in the anti-Naxal operations in Dantewada, in which 76 personnel were killed by the Left-wing militants on April 6, 2010, the Central Reserve Police Force on Friday shunted out three senior officials of the force, including deputy inspector-general Nalin Prabhat with immediate effect. Besides,

As UPA-2 completes one year in power, the country is slowly but steadily moving towards economic and political stability. However, in its first innings, the Maoists have emerged as the biggest challenge to the nation’s internal security. Also, in times of coalition politics, the government is trying to balance unpredictable allies like the Trinamul Congress and the controversial deals of DMK and NCP ministers in the Union Cabinet.

The main Opposition BJP on Friday accused the Congress-led UPA II’s first year at the Centre of “full of corruption, conspiracy, contradictions and compromises.” Party’s national vice president, Mr Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said soaring prices, corruption, terrorism, Naxalism and unemployment are at their peak in the UPA’s rule.

President Pratibha Patil on Friday led the nation in paying tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 19th death anniversary. She was first to pay floral tribute at the departed leader’s memorial Vir Bhumi here in the morning.

After running a coalition government successfully at the Centre, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unveil a “report to the people” on the achievements of his government on Saturday. He will present the report on the occasion of the first anniversary of his government’s second consecutive term in office.

A 55-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his former disgruntled domestic help in Kalkaji area of southeast Delhi on Thursday, the police said.
The police officials said the accused is a minor and was allegedly angry at his employer who had not paid his two months’ salary. The incident happened at around 1

The rejection of the CBI plea for revival of the criminal conspiracy charge against Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart L.K. Advani and other senior party leaders by the Allahabad high court should not be a surprise to the agency as it was on a “weak turf” to seek such a remedy form the HC after the Supreme Court had settled the issue in 2007.

Union law and justice minister M. Veerappa Moily on Friday stated that the proposed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 will be brought before Parliament in the Monsoon Session.

Though the Samajwadi Party takes utmost care not to be seen along with the BJP, expelled party leader Amar Singh has revealed that SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had become the chief minister of UP third time with the “active” support of the saffron party.