The dubious title of ‘bomb-maker’ is haunting Soopy Narikkatteri, the Indian Union Muslim League candidate in Kuttiady, who is facing a tough battle from K.K. Lathika, the sitting MLA. The CPI (M) is unleashing a whirlwind campaign in Kuttiady alleging that Mr Soopy has connections with the extremists.

About 5,000 voters belonging to the North Kerala constituency of Manjeswaram are getting ready to travel to their home state to vote in the Assembly elections scheduled for April 13.

They are uncle and nephew. They had contested against each other in 2010 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election from ward number 65. Both had lost but that has not deterred them from fighting against each other again. Their claim to fame: they are both related to Rizwanur Rahman whose mysterious death in 2007 which both insist was murder, had sent shockwaves in the entire state.

At last, the CBI filed a chargesheet on Saturday before a special court accusing former Union minister and DMK propaganda secretary A. Raja of conspiring with bureaucrats and business honchos to cause a loss of `30,984 crore in the allocation of 2G spectrum.

Yesteryear actors ‘Dreamgirl’ Hema Malini, who has recently been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by her party BJP and ‘Shotgun’ Shatrughan Sinha, who is also the saffron party’s MP from Patna Sahib, are among the BJP’s star campaigners for the Assam Assembly polls.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who campaigned for the Congress here on Saturday, said the Central government was open to talks with all militant groups and the discussions with the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) had been a good beginning.

The CPI(M) on Saturday continued to shield its Kannur leader P. Sasi, though deeply embarrassed by party general secretary Prakash Karat’s disclosure that he was facing a complaint of sexual harassment.

A 65-year-old grandmother and her 15-year-old granddaughter were found strangled inside their West Delhi residence in what appears to be a case of personal enmity. So far, the police has said that the two suspected attackers, a distant relative and his friend, are absconding. Krishna Devi’s son Satyapal and his wife had gone to

The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the sole CNG supplier in the capital and the National Capital Region, has increased the price of CNG in the city by 30 paise per kg, while in the NCR it has increased the price by 35 paise per kg. The new rates will be effective April 2 midnight. According to an IGL spokesperson, the new price list for

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday inaugurated three underground reservoirs (UGRs) and waters boosting stations (WBS) in the capital.
Ms Dikshit inaugurated the UGRs and WBS at Sardar Patel Marg, East Kidwai Nagar and Kali Bari Marg.