» Oct 13 assembly elections: Fact file

Here are the key facts about the Oct 13 assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh:

» Woman molested, beaten on Rajdhani Express

Twenty-eight-year-old Alka decided that for her journey home from Patna, a first-class ticket on the Rajdhani was worth it. After all, she was returning alone to Delhi. In the middle of the night, however, two men who were travelling in the same coupe allegedly molested her. Ironically, the offenders were on the train to guarantee the safety of another woman, Jyoti Kumar, a Congress politician fro

» Memorials: UP chief secy faces contempt action

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered initiation of contempt proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary for violation of its directive to stop construction at the Ambedkar memorial and other sites in Lucknow.

» SP, RJD withdraw support to UPA govt

The Samajwadi Party and Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday decided to withdraw support to the UPA government after earlier disrupting the proceedings in both House of Parliament demanding job quotas for Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims within the Women’s Reservation Bill.

» Osmania B Tech student kills self for Telangana

Desperate over the delay in formation of a Telangana state, another student of the Osmania University committed suicide on Tuesday.

» Ashram doesn't deny Nithyananda's sexcapades

Addressing a press conference at the Bidadi Ashram on Monday, Mar 8, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam authorities said that they can not positively confirm or deny that the man seen in the sex tape is Swami Nithyananda or not.