After Gujarat CM Narendra Modi raised the issue of security of Gujaratis in Kenya, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday told Mr Modi that his government is attaching the highest priority to safety and welfare of all Indians in Kenya, in the wake of a terrorists attack in Nairobi.

The government was once again rapped by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for not giving details of each coal block it had allotted since 1995, saying its latest affidavit was completely opposite to what the Centre had said earlier.

In the wake of the recent Muzaffarnagar riots, “rise” in the communal clashes across the country dominated the National Integration Council meet on Monday with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking political outfits not to try gain political mileage out of communal strife.

The Congress has virtually ruled out a change of guard in Uttarakhand at least for the time being contrary to the speculation that the chief minister Vijay Bahuguna could be replaced before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Responding to questions about the fate of Mr Bahuguna, the Congress spokesperson P.C. Chacko suggested how can the party shift the chief minister after handling the worst calamity of this century.

In an alarming rise in the number of dengue cases in the city, 443 new cases were reported since last Friday. The dengue season seems to be peaking in the capital with the number of cases rising to 1,355 from 912 on September 19, registering a 50 per cent rise in cases in last four days as per a report released by the MCD on Monday.

Facing brickbats over administrative lapses over the Muzaffarnagar riots, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that “some main political parties are trying to dangerously disturb the communal harmony in the state ahead of Lok Sabha elections”.

Even as the BJP sees its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has a pan-India appeal, the Congress on Monday suggested that the Gujarat chief minister should test his popularity by fighting a Lok Sabha seat from Kerala.
“Narendra Modi will lose the Lok Sabha elections if he fights from Kerala,” said a senior AICC and the sitting Lok Sabha member.

With four of their players alleged to have ‘fixed’ an Indian Premier League game early this year, the Sunrisers Hyderabad went about their business in a calm manner at the PCA Stadium here on Monday afternoon. “We are only talking about tomorrow’s match,” said coach Tom Moody as his players ground out a two-hour training session.

The Delhi high court on Monday issued production warrants for Tuesday to the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case.

If the BJP termed the bonhomie between its veteran leader L.K. Advani and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the National Integration Council meet on Monday as “established political protocol”, it surely raised many eyebrows in political circles.