Secure the 'Shivling' area inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque but don't stop the Muslims from praying, the Supreme Court directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi. A top official leading the filming of the Gyanvapi mosque complex for a case was sacked by a court in Varanasi today. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's home and offices were searched today by the CBI over allegations of bribery. With two more people dead in Cachar district, the number of dead rose to seven in the ongoing pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam, where over two lakh people so far have been affected in 24 out of 33 districts since April 6, officials said.
