Mumbai: Police sub-inspector and ‘encounter specialist’ Daya Nayak, who was under suspension for nearly six-and-a-half years in a disproportionate assets case, was today reinstated and posted in a local arms wing of the department, police said.

KOLKATA: Trapped in a corner by pushing political brinkmanship too far, chief minister Mamata Banjerjee on Friday fought to salvage her image, saying, "The game is not over. Wait till tomorrow. I will not deviate from my stand." This triggered speculation that she may be discreetly building bridges with the BJP-led NDA, which is due to announce its stand on the Presidential polls on Saturday,

Bangalore: With Nithyananda filing a petition in Karnataka High Court claiming Rs 10 crore from the state for alleged damage caused to his ashram property, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said he would not mind going to jail to safeguard the interests of the people.

New Delhi/Patna, June 15 : Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is fast emerging as the choice of NDA for the post of President, but the moot question is: whether Kalam himself is agreeable to contest for the coveted post.
In 2007, Dr Kalam had emphatically said that he would be agreeable to become president again, only if there was a consensus, but the ruling Congress opted for Pratibha Patil, and in the ensuing contest she defeated NDA's candidate the late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

Kolkata: In a bizarre case, woman athlete Pinki Pramanik, who won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, has been detained by the West Bengal police for torturing and attempting to rape a woman.

New Delhi :  Questioning the government on giving 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court today refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the decision.

Shimla: In a major crackdown, eight Chinese nationals have been arrested on charges of overstaying from a fortified monastery in Mandi district and Rs 30 lakh, USD 3000 and SIM cards have been seized from them, police said here.

NEW DELHI: With the development of cyclonic circulation over east central Arabian Sea on Tuesday, the southwest monsoon finally showed promise of progressing further into the country. In the next three days, the system which had so far stalled over coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu shortly after its onset on June 5 will become stronger over the west coast and Konkan.

Bangalore: Facing arrest, controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda today moved the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of an FIR filed in connection with last week’s violent incidents in his ashram near here.

Mumbai, June 12 : A poor Parsi in India is one who earns up to Rs 90,000 per month, says the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.