Army did not leak confidential letter to Prime Minister: General VK Singh to NDTV

Reported by Nitin Gokhale | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

Army Chief General VK Singh has said that all controversies that broke out during his tenure were 'perceived'. Speaking to NDTV General Singh said, "My tenure was eventful, all controversies were perceived. Some controversies were raised, not by me, but perceived so by some people."

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Modi is the showstopper; BJP struggles to explain Advani, Sushma's absence from Mumbai rally

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Mumbai on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre. Sharing the dias with BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Mr Modi, who seems to have emerged as the tallest leader in his party, said the UPA had no "neta or niti"(leader or policy).

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Jagan Mohan Reddy's questioning by CBI to continue today

Reported by Uma Sudhir | Friday May 25, 2012, Hyderabad

Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of the YSR Congress, emerged smiling from the Dilkusha Guest House in Hyderabad after nearly eight hours of questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him. He has been asked to return for more questioning at 10.30 am today.

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One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Tinsukia

A day ahead of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district tonight, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area. The deceased has been identified as A Agarwal, a local businessman, police said.

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Indo-Pak talks: No headway in liberalised visa regime

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Islamabad

A widely-expected liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan was postponed at the Home Secretary-level talks in Islamabad today after Pakistan insisted on political participation. The agreement will provide tourist visas on arrival at the Wagah border for senior citizens and young children.

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Sebi cracks down on insider trading

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said it would not go in for settlements in cases involving certain market violations such as insider trading, failure to make an open offer, fraud, and failure to redress customer complaints.

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31 candidates file nominations for Pudukottai by-poll

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Chennai

Thirty one candidates have filed their nominations for the June 12 by-poll to the Pudukottai Assembly constituency which will witness a direct face-off between former allies AIAMDK and DMDK for the second consecutive time in an electoral battle this year.Nominations closed today with AIADMK's Karthik Thondaiman and DMDK's Jahir Hussain, among others, filing their papers for the by-poll which was necessitated following the death of CPI MLA P Muthukumaran in a road accident on April 1, 2012.

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Everest climber skips summit, rescues friend

The Associated Press | Friday May 25, 2012, Istanbul

Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who was climbing with a Sherpa guide, came across Aydin Irmak near the summit last weekend. In that chaotic period, four climbers died on their way down from the summit amid a traffic jam of more than 200 people who were rushing to reach the world's highest peak as the weather deteriorated.

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Pope's butler arrested in Vatican leaks scandal: Reports

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 25, 2012, Vatican City

According to Il Foglio newspaper and ANSA news agency, the detained man is none other than the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, a member of the small team which works daily in Pope Benedict XVI's apartments.The Italian daily said he is likely to be used by the Vatican as "a handy scapegoat" for several others suspected of being involved in leaking documents, some of which ended up in a new book on the tiny state published a week ago.

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Power demand breaks record in Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

The sweltering heat forced Delhiites consume so much power that its demand, shooting up to 5032 Megawatts (MW) on Friday, broke all previous years' records."The demand broke the previous record of 5028 MW which was witnessed in August 2011. Earlier on Thursday, the capital had witnessed a power demand of 4823 MW which was the season's highest," a power department official said.

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