Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on Tuesday intervened to end the ongoing tussle between influential tourism minister Brij Mohan Agrawal and chief secretary Sunil Kumar, which threatened to lead his government to a crisis ahead of Assembly polls in the state.

Rajasthan Royals find themselves sitting pretty in the race for the CLT20 2013 semi-finals in the aftermath of Monday’s downpour in Ahmedabad. With the four other teams in their group wading away with just two points each, the Royals — on four points from their opening day’s win over Mumbai Indians — already have a significant edge.

Over 150 people were killed and dozens injured as a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan’s Balochistan and Sindh provinces Tuesday. It impacted a number of cities, including Karachi‚ Hyderabad‚ Quetta and Kalat, rescue officials said.

Why is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi a big no as the future prime minister for Jnanpith Awardee Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy? The names Hitler and Mussolini evoke the same feeling as Mr Modi, says Dr Ananthamurthy, who reasons out why Modi for PM is not an option for him.

It may be early days yet in the 2013 edition of the Champions League T20, but daylight is beginning to appear between the front-runners, and the rest. In Group B, Chennai Super Kings have laid down a marker with their handsome win over the Titans in Ranchi, while in Group A, with some assistance from the rain gods, the Rajasthan Royals are starting to look a good bet for a last-four berth.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced the formation of a special investigation cell to take over the probe into the Muzaffarnagar riots that left 49 people dead and rendered thousands homeless.

After following paper-pencil format for years, the All India Post Graduate Medical entrance (AIPGME) test for admission to all India 50 per cent quota is likely to be conducted online in December 2013.

Leading a team which has a fair sprinkling of young blood and senior pros, Cheteshwar Pujara knows he has a clear task at hand and the India A skipper is up for the challenge.

After the deadly May 25 attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, the CPI(Maoist) is all set to step up violence in the Naxal-infested state once again in the next 2-3 months, the Union home ministry will warn states at a high-level Naxal review meeting of LWE-affected states to be chaired by home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for the US on Wednesday in a visit that will see him holding his sixth bilateral summit with the US president and also addressing the UN General Assembly in New York.