NGO activist Teesta Setalvad, who found herself virtually on the wrong side of the law for writing about the Supreme Court proceedings in Gujarat riot cases to an international human rights body, was let off the hook by the top court on Thursday after she furnished an undertaking not to repeat the mistake in future.

The government is all set to ask the top brass of the Organising Committee (OC), which is facing several corruption charges, to step down from the posts they are holding.
Apart from facing corruption charges, the OC top brass has been reportedly refusing to sign some of the important documents leading to delays in clearing of payments

BJP parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani on Thursday dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as “weak” and said that he feels “pity” for him.
Mr Advani, while addressing party’s youth wing’s “Rashtriya Ekta Yatra”, which reached national capital on Thursday, also tried to clarify that he has never personally

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh here on Thursday said that the Madhya Pradesh government is deep in corruption and demanded a probe into the assets of all state ministers between 2003 and 2010. Mr Singh also took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari saying he has called him a “chillar neta”. He said this is all Mr Gadkari could call him after he has been the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for 10 years and a state minister for five years.

They are strongly defending their son, much like any other parent would do. However, they are not too surprised at the turn of events and claim that they saw it coming.
Ayodhya Prasad and Premlata, parents of Anil Verma (the Indian diplomat accused of wife-beating), claim that the alleged victim and their daughter-in-law Paromita could never adjust into their family.

The disciplinary committee of Bihar’s ruling JD(U) has started a month-long formal hearing of complaints of anti-party activities against hundreds of leaders and functionaries from across the state to further its stated aim of strengthening the state party unit by taking action against disloyal leaders.

Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council has recommended deletion of some of the RTI Act rules proposed by the government, saying they are “legally wrong.”
The NAC has sent its recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which had invited public comments on the proposed rules.

Governor H.R. Bhardwaj set off another storm on Thursday when he said: “Ulta chor kotwal ko daante?” in response to a question on what he had to say about chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa threatening to unleash a campaign for the governor’s recall.

Minister of state for parliamentary affairs V. Narayanaswamy on Thursday expressed confidence that the forthcoming Budget Session will be smooth. The minister added that the Budget Session would begin on the 21st of the next month. Railway Budget, according to him, will be presented on the February 25 and the General Budget will be presented on the February 28 in the Lower House.

The government has decided to hold the Budget Session of Parliament from February 21 at a time when the Opposition has not diluted its stand on a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam. This issue had virtually made the Winter Session the non-starter. The government, which has been refusing the Opposition’s demand for a JPC has not been able to break the impasse on the issue despite having called atleast three meetings with the Opposition leaders.