BJP's turf war: LK Advani backs Nitin Gadkari over Narendra Modi, say sources

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 24, 2013, New Delhi

Narendra Modi has to battle more than just belligerent allies before he can get anywhere near the leadership role that his many fans in the party want handed to him. With the next general elections now months away, the tussle for turf in the main Opposition party is getting intense.

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IPL spot-fixing scandal: Vindoo Dara Singh says he betted on behalf of Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan, claim sources

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday May 24, 2013, Chennai/Mumbai

Actor Vindoo Dara Singh has told the Mumbai Police that he betted on games in the Indian Premier League on the behalf of Gurunath Meiyappan, the CEO of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise, sources claimed today. Vindoo has also reportedly told the police that Mr Meiyappan has lost over Rs 1 crore in betting.

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Three Army personnel killed in encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Srinagar

Three Army personnel were killed today in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

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Five suspected militants arrested in Jammu and Kashmir, plot to kill cops foiled

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Jammu

Five suspected militants have been arrested with heavy arms and ammunition in connection with a botched plot to kill security personnel near Thathri Police Station in Doda district.

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Mamata Banerjee's government to acquire two Saradha-owned TV channels

Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with IANS inputs) | Friday May 24, 2013, Kolkata

In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group, the West Bengal government has announced it would acquire two of its closed TV channels - Tara Musik and Tara News.

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Narendra Modi, yoga and a new university for Gujarat

Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Thursday May 23, 2013, Ahmedabad

Narendra Modi's love for yoga is well known. He not only practices it every day, the Gujarat chief minister is also famous for making his bureaucrats attend special yoga sessions with him. Now, he has inaugurated what is being touted as the country's first private yoga university, near Ahmedabad.

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IPL spot-fixing scandal: More players are involved, Delhi Police tells NDTV

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2013, New Delhi/Chennai/Mumbai

The Delhi Police has told NDTV that more players are involved in the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Speaking to NDTV, SN Srivastava, Special Commissioner, Special Cell, Delhi Police, said that the on-field performance of the arrested players is direct evidence of their involvement in spot-fixing. He also added there is enough evidence against Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth, who was arrested last week along with two of his team-mates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.

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Ministers' panel to take 'political call' on greater autonomy for CBI

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 24, 2013, New Delhi

A Group of Ministers (GoM) will now reportedly take a 'political' call on whether the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI should be made more autonomous or whether minor changes to enhance the powers of the CBI director would be sufficient. The GoM met in the capital yesterday; Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was the only absentee at the meeting. The CBI, meanwhile, has its own wish-list and is pressing for greater autonomy.

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Srikanth Srinivasan will serve with distinction, says Barack Obama

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

Describing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan will serve as a judge of America's second highest court "with distinction".

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Indian-origin lawyer Srikanth Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan today scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court.

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