Delhi was once again hit by a security scare on Monday when a bag filled with explosive material was found lying near Delhi University’s Gargi College in south Delhi.

India and Pakistan on Tuesday concluded their two-day talks here on the festering 27-year-old Siachen Glacier dispute with both sides disagreeing on almost all issues, including demilitarisation of the world's highest battlefield.

The CBI officials have provided specific information related to bank account details of certain Mauritius-based companies, who are under the scanner of the agency in connection with the 2G spectrum scam probe, to the authorities concerned there during their recent visit to the tax haven.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India supports the "best" available candidate, regardless of nationality, as the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief.

Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) Vinod Rai, who briefed senior Congress leader P.C. Chacko-headed Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Monday, maintained that the CAG acted within its constitutional mandate while preparing the report on the 2G spectrum issue. The JPC is looking into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Heads began to roll in Bihar following the killing of a doctor by jail inmates with chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ordering the transfer of inspector general (Jail) and Gopalganj district magistrate.

The three-day national executive of the BJP, being held in Lucknow, will prepare the road map for the next Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday backed the demand of the civil society for bringing Prime Minister under the purview of the anti-graft ombudsman or Lokpal.

Tearing to pieces the claims made by the Karnataka government thorough advertisement on completion of three years in office, the Congress on Monday said chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa forgot to mention the “special achievements” of his rule in the state.

Madhya Pradesh Congress president and Union minister for tribal affairs Kantilal Bhuria on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of adopting double standards on the issue of corruption.