Sahil Kaushik did not believe in cramming but that has not stopped him from coming out with flying colours as he topped the Delhi zone in the IIT-JEE exam at the age of 14.

The Air India employees’ strike had led to large-scale disruption of flights of Air India (domestic). Well over 100 flights were cancelled by the airline during the 30-hour strike even as about 13,000 passengers were affected by the strike that cost the airline about Rs 12 crores. Air India sources said it could take between two to four days to ensure complete flight operations normalcy, considering the large-scale cancellation of flights. Air India (domestic) will operate 78 flights on Thursday.

Expensive gifts to charm girlfriend and IPL betting led a 23-year-old to burglaries in various areas of south and southeast Delhi. However, Praveen Kumar and his associate Biru (22) ran out of luck after a police team arrested the duo on Tuesday from the Lodhi Colony area.

Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into the death of Choti Bai Jatav, an old dalit woman, due to extreme hunger and excessive thirst during the Bhind district collector’s public hearing on May 18.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed Delhi commissioner of police Y.S. Dadwal to conduct an independent probe into the MCD’s “ghost” employees scam and submit the report in two months.

Its differences with parent organisation RSS forced the BJP to change its stand on caste-based Census as the saffron party on Tuesday demanded an all-party meeting before taking a final decision on the issue. When asked to comment on differences between the RSS and BJP over the issue, party spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad

Investors seem to be rushing towards gold as markets flounder. On Tuesday, gold prices on the Multi Commodity Excha-nge touched Rs 18,560/10 grams, the highest ever. However, there may not be too much of an upside in the yellow metal this point on, unless things take a major turn for the worse.

Moves are afoot in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to shift the Question Hour timing from morning to the post-lunch session in the wake of frequent disruptions in both Houses.

The 2,000-point fall in the BSE Sensex has made a number of sectors and stocks look attractive, say market watchers. The 11 per cent fall has brought down valuations at par with the long-term trend. However, given global uncertainties, a stagewise approach in making fresh investments would be advisable at this point.

Mallika Sherawat is making the most of her time at Cannes. The actress made it to the coveted list of the top 13 best-dressed celebs at Cannes this year.