Even as normalcy returned to the Kashmir Valley on the first day of Ramzan on Thursday — exempted by the Hurriyat Conference from its week-long calendar of shutdowns and protests — an irate mob hurled stones at running vehicles on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road to vent their anger over the alleged random arrests made by the police in the area overnight.

The Enforcement Directorate is soon likely to quiz more Commonwealth Games organising committee officials, seeking to establish the alleged role and involvement of any of the officials involvement in the money laundering scam.

Former IPS officer Amod Kanth is in trouble as a Delhi court on Thursday rejected the closure report of the CBI, which has given a clean chit to him in the Uphaar inferno case, after noting that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute him for allegedly allowing extra seats in the hall which allegedly led to closure of exit gates where 59 cinegoers died in the blaze 13 years ago.

Breaking his silence for the first time after being sacked as Commonwealth Games Organising Committee joint director, Mr T.S. Darbari alleged he was being targeted by OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi. He claimed he had nothing to do with the deal related to the UK-based AM Films, which has come to the attention of investigative agencies following allegations of irregularities in payments.

The Belgaum dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka again rocked the Rajya Sabha, which witnessed an adjournment, few minutes after it had assembled on Wednesday.

Absolving the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of having played any role in former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson’s quiet exit from India, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Arjun Singh on Wednesday put the ball in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s court.

Senior BJP leaders, including its parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her counterpart in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and senior leaders Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday met finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. Sources said BJP leaders met Mr Mukherjee to discuss the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, 2010.

Enumeration of castes in the ongoing Census process may now become a reality as the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the issue, headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, has given its assent.

Union home minister P. Chidambaram has said that charges against the absconding former head of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) Warren Anderson were not diluted and even lauded the CBI for being steadfast in its endeavour to seek his extradition. He also said that the curative petition in the case is almost ready to be filed.

In an unusual judgement, the Delhi high court on Wednesday, in a specific case, said that the marriage between two minors is “valid” and it can be annulled only on the plea by one of the partners. After hearing a petition filed by 18-year-old minor boy (according to Hindu Marriage Act), Jitendra Kumar Sharma, who tied knot with a 16-year-