The Telangana employees general strike turned ugly on Monday following series of incidents in the state capital, including the agitators manhandling a senior transport official and an advocate who had filed “anti-Telangana” cases, and the police arresting a minister from the region.

The Congress Party on Monday strongly defended Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal’s decision to seek details of expenses during chief minister Narendra Modi’s recent fast.

The BJP on Monday attacked Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal for seeking expenditure details incurred during chief minister Narendra Modi’s recently concluded sadbhavna mission fast. The party, which had demanded Ms Beniwal’s recall over the Lokyukta appointment issue, alleged that the Centre

The CBI, which has completed its investigation into the preliminary enquiry (PE) registered to probe alleged criminal aspects in the allotment of spectrum licences since 2001, may file a First Information Report (FIR) in this regard.

The Gurgaon police arrested two youth on Monday for their alleged involvement in the murder of 22-year-old toll plaza attendant Umeshkant Pandey, who was shot dead for a mere `27 toll tax in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.

The ongoing controversy regarding the issue of finance ministry note on 2G allocation was on Monday downplayed by Union law and justice minister Salman Khurshid stating that the document does not contain anything worrisome. “I have seen the note. I don’t think the note has anything on which we should express worry,” Mr Khurshid said.

The slapping of a sterner provision of criminal breach of trust by the CBI in the 2G case against former communications minister A. Raja and two senior officers serving under him has virtually given a new dimension to the entire matter: as the charge amounts to acknowledging a huge loss to the national exchequer.

The CBI has decided to register a “preliminary enquiry” (PE) to probe the alleged installation of 323 telephone lines at Chennai residence of Dayanidhi Maran during his tenure as communications minister between June 2004 and May 2007.

The crisis afflicting the Congress-led UPA government deepened Monday amid speculation that Union home minister P. Chidambaram had offered to resign during his meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence following attempts to link him to the 2G spectrum scam.

Several senior lawyers having strong affiliation with DMK expressed surprise over the CBI’s latest move to add such a serious charge in the 2G spectrum scam at a stage when special judge O.P. Saini was all set to deliver his order on framing of the charge.