The election of Mrs Sonia Gandhi as the Congress president for the third consecutive time is likely by end of August after the current Monsoon Session of Parliament is over. This was indicated by the party here on Tuesday. The CWC will announce a detailed schedule for the election, though there is no immediate official word from the

In a twist to the Sohrabuddin saga, eight police officers in jail for their involvement in the fake encounter case challenged the decision of police officer N.K. Amin to turn an approver in the case. Dr Amin has filed an application with the local court seeking permission to turn approver provided he is pardoned. The CBI is also okay with his turning into an approver.

Election Commissioner S.Y Quraishi was on Tuesday elevated to the post of the Chief Election Commissioner that falls vacant after the incumbent Mr Navin Chawla retires on Thursday, after being at the helm for a little more than a year.

Noted lawyer and BJP MP Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday accused the CBI of leaking details of chargesheet against former Gujarat minister Amit Shah to the media. Mr Jethmalani contended that while media was carrying details of the chargesheet, Mr Shah is yet to be provided with the copy of the chargesheet.

Shahid Khan, the Ukraine MBBS student accused of driving the Honda City which killed four labourers late Sunday night, was arrested by the police in dramatic circumstances at Delhi airport early Tuesday morning after he had already boarded a flight to Russia. The aircraft was stopped on the runway to stop him fleeing the country.

Delhi Metro services on the Line 2 remained affected for over an hour on Tuesday due to repeated tripping of over head electrification (OHE) on one of the trains, causing severe inconvenience to passengers.

Former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was labelled “anti-national” by Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi after the senior Congress leader’s critical comments on the quadrennial event.

“The interest of the students should not suffer,” the Delhi high court told the Delhi University and the teachers’ association for its failure to resolve differences over the introduction of semester system.

If you have an outstanding home loan, car loan or personal loan, you can breathe a little easy, for now. Although the Reserve Bank of India raised key policy rates on Tuesday in a bid to control rising prices, banks have ruled out immediate hikes in lending and deposit rates. However, in the medium term — which is three to four months — all these rates are expected to go up as the economy grows and credit growth picks up.

The JD(U) in its workers’ meeting in the city decided to contest the MCD elections.