Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday welcomed the move of Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to approve the Phase 3 extension of Delhi Metro. She also said that the city government would get more in Central plan assistance.

Relief writ large on their faces, over 530 Indians returned home from Libya in two batches late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, flown to New Delhi by two special Air India flights, and recounted tales of horror during their last days in that country. Around 88 others crossed over by road from Libya to Ras Jedir in Tunisia by Saturday night. All 88 worked for Punj Lloyd. Another 170 Indians are likely to reach there Sunday.

With the income-tax department alleging former Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan’s kin possess “black money”, ex-CJI J.S. Verma on Sunday demanded that Mr Balakrishnan should quit as NHRC chief and if he does not, the President should intervene to get him removed from the post.

A talk of curtailing the Budget Session of Parliament is gaining ground in the ruling Congress-led UPA because of the Assembly elections in five states. The total strength of these states in the Lok Sabha alone is 116.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to submit factual details about allegations of “irregularities” against suspended Prasar Bharati CEO B.S. Lalli.

The CBI, which is probing possible criminal aspects, if any, in the allotment of spectrum licences since 2001, will question former communications minister Arun Shourie here later this month.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appointed a high-power committee, headed by member, Planning Commission, B.K. Chaturvedi to review the various aspects, including procedural and commercial, in the controversial S-band spectrum deal by the commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)-Antrix

Expressing concern over Supreme Court’s recent order that mere membership of a banned outfit is not a crime, the BJP insisted that this could have serious implications for the country’s sovereignty.

A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the plea of the CBI to keep former telecom minister A. Raja in its custody for two more days, after the probe agency said that the “evasive” leader has to be confronted with documents and some officials of DoT to ascertain his role in the 2G spectrum scam.

A youth who stole a bag from a wedding venue has been arrested in central Delhi with the help of a photograph clicked during the function, the police said Saturday.