Ndtv Correspondent With Agencies

• Government denies Yashwant Sinha's 'phone tapping' charge

  Refuting BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's allegation that his phone was tapped by Union Minister P Chidambaram, Home Secretary RK Singh has said that central agencies can tap phones only with his permission.

• Guwahati molestation case: Two more arrested; reporter accused of 'inciting' mob resigns - Top 10 facts

  Even as angry voices are raising questions on the police's role in the Guwahati molestation case, two more people- Diganta Basumatary and Nabajit Deka have been arrested. There are many questions also being raised about the role of the media. Right to Information (RTI) activist Akhil Gogoi has alleged that an off-duty journalist of the channel whic...

• Five-year-old boy dies after falling into open sewer near Gurgaon

  A five-year-old boy died after he fell into an open sewer in Manesar near Gurgaon on Thursday night. The victim, identified as Sumit, was rescued within an hour of falling in the sewer and was rushed to a nearby hospital. He however died soon after reaching there.

• Indo-Pak talks: India to share Abu Jundal documents, say sources

  India is likely to share evidence on alleged 26/11 handler Abu Jundal with Pakistan during a meeting between the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries today, sources have told NDTV. The documents that India is expected to give to Pakistan include Jundal's passport that shows him as a Pakistani national. Indian authorities maintain that this is y...

• Ashok Chavan named in CBI chargesheet in Adarsh scam

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed its chargesheet in the Adarsh housing society scam. Sources say former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has been named in the chargesheet.

• Election Commission announces date for the election of Vice President

  The Election Commission today announced the election for India's next Vice President will be held on August 7. While the notification will be issued on July 6, the last date of filing nominations is July 20, the poll panel said in a statement.

• India to give dossier on Abu Jundal during Indo-Pak talks today

  India will give Pakistan a dossier on 26/11 handler Abu Jundal during Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks tomorrow in Delhi, including the passport issued by Pakistan indicating the involvement of its state agencies in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

• Presidential poll: Pranab Mukherjee, PA Sangma to file their nominations today

  The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee is expected to file four sets of nomination papers today at around 11 am. Mr Mukherjee will be contesting the elections against former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, who is backed by the BJP, and two powerful Chief Ministers - Tamil Nadu's J Jayalalithaa and...

• Mumbai faces a 10 per cent cut in water supply from July 1

  The rains have been late this year and the maximum city has minimum water. 18 million Mumbaikars are facing a 10% cut in their water supply from Sunday, July 1.

• How Indian agencies tracked Abu Hamza

  Sources said India tracked Hamza for over a year before it could nab him. They say Hamza was first identified by an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lal Baba Mohammad Sheikh, who was detained in connection with the February 2010 bombing of German Bakery in Pune. He identified Hamza's voice as Abu Jundal, one of the Lashkar commanders involved in the 2...