HYDERABAD: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Janardhan Reddy passed away here on Friday morning following prolonged illness.

NEW DELHI: Railways have contributed significantly to ensuring that the 16th Lok Sabha election has been free and fair. They have in the past month helped 80,000 to 90,000 armed personnel get from one place to another between two phases — often in as little as a couple of days.

 NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the CBI a free hand to inquire into corruption charges against top bureaucrats by striking down a law that mandated the agency to seek the Centre's nod before investigating officers of the rank of joint secretary and above.

 BHANGARPAR(Assam): Five more bodies were found this morning from two trouble-torn districts of Assam, taking the toll in the violence unleashed by ultras to 41.

 CHANDIGARH: Embattled whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka on Tuesday met Haryana chief secretary S C Choudhary to find out the status of his request for a central deputation.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday accused Narendra Modi of violating freedom of the press whenever he got a chance. The party also questioned BJP prime ministerial candidate's promise of ridding politics of criminals when he "embraces" accused like Amit Shah.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday appeared to have dropped the controversial idea of finding a judge to probe 'snoopgate' charge against Narendra Modi after Union urban development minister Kamal Nath joined NCP and National Conference in protesting against the last-gasp attempt to operationalize the judicial inquiry against BJP's PM nominee.

BHOPAL: Former chief minister and BJP veteran Sunderlal Patwa have accused All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Digvijay Singh of moral turpitude and demanded legal action against the former.

JAIPUR/AJMER: The dewan of Ajmer dargah on Monday asked the Union government to snap ties with Pakistan over its army chief Raheel Sharif's statement describing Kashmir as 'jugular vein' of his country.

 DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has made elaborate medical arrangements for pilgrims visiting the Kedarnath shrine, which reopened on Sunday. Some of the medical facilities for the pilgrims include a make-shift medical camp at Kedarnath, portable oxygen cylinders and sufficient medical stock.