Two wild elephants went on a rampage in Mysore on Wednesday killing one person and injuring four others. Fear gripped Mysore as the forest department launched “operation capture”, along with the police and district administration, to bring the situation under control.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday took stock of the country’s overall security scenario with senior ministers and top officials.

In a significant development that may have direct bearing over the insurgency scenario of the north-eastern states, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang faction) has expelled its chairman S.S. Khaplang.

Rajathi Ammal, mother of jailed Rajya Sabha DMK MP Kanimozhi, wore a dejected look and was in tears in the open court as Justice Ajit Bharihoke of the Delhi high court on Wednesday rejected her daughter’s bail plea. The court also dismissed the bail plea of Sharad Kumar, the CEO and MD of Kalaignar TV.

The Congress party on Wednesday virtually declared redundancy of the joint committee to draft a strong Lokpal bill on a day when social activist Anna Hazare sat on a fast protesting the crackdown on Baba Ramdev’s protest.
Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said civil society representatives “could not be the alternate sources” for lawmaking including the key legislation.

Trinamul supremo Mamata Banerjee had promised she would solve the vexed Darjeeling Hills dispute within three months of coming to power. She appears to have done it in just three weeks.

The Congress wants the government to toughen its stand against the pressure tactics by the civil society groups led by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev saying that their “my way or highway” approach should not be encouraged.
Making it clear that powers to a Lokpal as suggested by the Anna Hazare-led civil society group cannot be accepted

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, much to the chagrin of a section of top party leaders, on Tuesday re-inducted expelled saffron sanyasin Uma Bharti into the BJP. She has been tasked with improving the party’s prospects in Uttar Pradesh where Assembly polls are due next year.

Clearly stung by its experiences in dealing with both yoga guru Baba Ramdev and noted social activist Anna Hazare, the government has decided that it will engage with civil society from a position of strength in the future.
Top government sources also told this newspaper that the government will now tread more cautiously in its dealing

In a bid to convey the message that the government means business where tackling corruption is concerned even among its own, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday reminded his council of ministers to declare their assets and business interests by August 31. The declaration is sought under the government’s code of conduct for