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NDTV Correspondent, Saturday July 4, 2009, New Delhi

Sorting out the mess in the CPM's Kerala unit is the only agenda of the two-day meet of the party's top leaders in New Delhi. The meeting begins on Saturday. The party paid a heavy price in the Lok Sabha elections because of disunity and the open turf war between Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and the party's Kerala chief Pinarayi Vijayan.

Vilasrao bats for Pawar

Prasad Kathe, Tejas Mehta, Saturday July 4, 2009, Mumbai

They may be bitter political rivals, but Vilasrao Deshmukh will be contesting from Sharad Pawar's panel for the upcoming elections of the powerful Mumbai Cricket Association. While Pawar will contest for the president's post, Deshmukh is a candidate for vice-president.

H1N1 in smaller towns

Radhika Iyer, Tanima Biswas, Saturday July 4, 2009, Thiruvananthapuram

The increasing number of swine flu cases in the country -- 56 so far is -- is worrying authorities. And now that the virus has spread to smaller towns and monsoon hit the country, patients with respiratory problems like asthma need to be extra careful.

Delhi HC order on gays to help fight HIV

Shai Venkatraman, Saturday July 4, 2009, Mumbai

The Delhi High Court order decriminalising homosexuality will help fight the spread of HIV in India. But so far, gay men and transgenders have remained underground, afraid that they will be targetted under Section 377, which will make it difficult to reach out to them for HIV treatment.

Shopian case: Bodies to be exhumed

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday July 4, 2009, Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the exhumation of the bodies of the two women, Nilofer and Asya, who were allegedly raped and murdered in Shopian on May 29-30. The court has also issued a series of strict orders on the Shopian case. The court has directed that no one including CRPF and police can leave Shopian without special permission of special investigation team constituted by police.

Bandh, curfew in Mysore

Vasanthi Hariprakash, Saturday July 4, 2009, Mysore

Communal tension showed no signs of let up in Mysore after two people were stabbed following a fresh wave of violence. A night curfew and a bandh were clamped in the city. With this, five persons have been stabbed since Thursday night and three others killed in violence, which erupted over the alleged desecration of a Madrasa.

Bandh in Mysore today

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday July 4, 2009, Mysore

Security forces are on high alert in Mysore as a bandh has been called on Saturday to protest against the attack on a BJP youth leader. Night curfew has been clamped on Udayagiri till the July 8. State police and Rapid Action Force personnel are out in those areas of the district, which saw communal clashes over the past two days. Three people have died and five others have been injured in the frenzy of violence.

It’s a fight between Lalu and Mamata

Rahul Srivastava, Friday July 3, 2009, New Delhi

The Bengal express collided with the Bihar superfast on the floor of Parliament on Friday. During the Railway Budget, Mamata Banerjee unleashed trains to Bengal that will pass Patna - but will not stop there. In the last five years Lalu Prasad Yadav gave just one train to Bengal. And on Friday, Didi had her revenge.

Mamata's izzat, yuva, turant bonanza

Press Trust of India, Friday July 3, 2009, New Delhi

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has delivered a please-all railway budget; there's no increase in passenger or freight fares and there’s a massive list of amenities and concessions.

Govt divided on section 377?

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday July 4, 2009, New Delhi

Being gay in India may now be legal but how will the order work on the ground? Home Minister P Chidambaram along with his cabinet colleagues Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held meeting to analyse Delhi High Court's judgement decriminalising same gender sex.