Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri on Thursday justified expulsion of Opposition BJP MLAs during the Winter session by stating that he had to take such a move to ensure smooth functioning of the House.

Principal from various Delhi schools have told the Delhi government that they want to continue with the points system and not the proposed draw of lots, which similar to the lottery system.

The Delhi police commissioner B.K. Gupta on Thursday said that a duly notified order will be issued to all the BPO companies for ensuring that their staff is dropped at home and not on the main roads to prevent a repeat of incidents like the Dhaula Kuan gangrape case.

A parliamentary committee has held that noted film-maker Shyam Benegal could attract disqualification from the Rajya Sabha if he became a member of the Prasar Bharati Board, which is an “office of profit”.

After seeing virtually no business in the Winter Session, the Lok Sabha was finally able to pass the supplementary demands for 2010-11 on Wednesday even though the House was witnessing an uproar as usual with the Opposition demanding a JPC into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Former telecom minister A. Raja, who is at the centre of the 2G spectrum controversy on Wednesday made an “emotional” submission before the Supreme Court that he was submitting himself to the “justice” of the top court after being “condemned and convicted” even before investigation and trial.

The CBI on Wednesday questioned former deputy director-general (access services) in the department of telecommunications (DoT), A.K. Srivastava in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.

Beleaguered Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Wednesday met the BJP top brass, including Mr L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, former party chief Rajnath Singh and senior leader M.M. Joshi. Sources disclosed Mr Yeddyurappa met the party top brass to express his gratitude for allowing him to continue at the top post amidst pressure from the Opposition to quit. Mr Yeddyurappa is embroiled in the land scam controversy.

The Cabinet has approved the extension of foreign secretary’s service to a maximum period of two years. Accordingly, Ms Nirupama Rao, the incumbent, now will serve on till mid-2011.

Grappling with one controversy after another, Congress president Sonia Gandhi could delay a decision on reconstituting the 25-member apex policy-making body, the Congress Working Committee, party sources said on Wednesday.