The Yamuna continued to swell and the water level is likely to increase with Haryana set to release more water from the Hathnikund barrage into the river. Nearly 1,000 people have been evacuated from the low-lying areas in the city. In some areas, villagers could be seen working with the administration to construct temporary bandhs in order to prevent water from entering their villages.

While the Opposition parties are seeing red over the dilution of the suppliers liability, Sudhinder Thakur, executive director of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), has warned that across the world the operators right to recourse is limited to wilful act or gross negligence by the supplier.

The Congress is planing to hold the AICC plenary in November this year. Though it has yet to begin an exercise of shortlisting venues for the full session, Mumbai figures prominently in the list.

In a bid to placate the agitating MPs over hike in their salary, the government on Monday cleared a proposal to increase by another Rs 10,000 in their monthly allowances, which they will be getting over and above the amount announced last week.

There is more good news for litigants in Delhi as the sixth district court complex at Saket, touted as Asia’s biggest court complex, would become operational from August 28.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will run 187 extra train trips on Tuesday to handle the rush of commuters on Raksha Bandhan and will deploy additional personnel on the day.

Following more rains in the capital and additional release of water by Haryana into it, the Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark on Sunday, while the government began evacuation of people from the low-lying areas in the city.

The Congress high command has hinted at severe action against the defiant Kadapa MP Mr Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.
When a group of MLAs and MPs met Mr Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi a few days ago, Mr Patel seems to have conveyed to t

Yet another defence deal with Israel is under the scanner of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
A recent CAG report found that “recce pods” (to be installed on Sukhoi fighter aircraft) procured from Israel were not selected nor evaluated as per the defence procurement procedure.

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, has run into rough weather again with the BJP and the Left parties opposing any dilution of the liability of suppliers.
Both the BJP and the Left parties have apprehensions over an amendment which will make suppliers liable only if they cause an accident intentionally.