In an apparent bid to play down the controversy over Sushma Swaraj's remarks on Reddy brothers, former BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Saturday said all decisions related to Karnataka, including appointment of Arun Jaitley as in-charge of the state, had his consent.

Union law and justice minister M. Veerappa Moily has, in a letter to attorney-general of India G.E. Vahanvati stated that several law officers were going out of Delhi taking advantage of the ongoing summer vacations in Supreme Court without seeking permission of the government.

Congress on Saturday stepped up attack on BJP over Sushma Swaraj washing her hands off the induction of Bellary brothers as ministers saying, the "Neros of BJP" fiddle in Delhi while Karnataka burns.

Moved by the plight of a six-year-old boy, who has a blockage in his heart, the Delhi high court on Friday directed G.B. Pant Hospital to provide him free treatment.

A local court in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against filmstar Sanjay Dutt for making provocative utterances during the election campaign for the 2009 general elections, officials said Issuing the warrant, judicial magistrate Krishna Kumar has directed the Mau district magistrate to arrest Dutt and present him in the court on July 8, 2011.

Facing criticism for his earlier comments on IIT and IIM faculty, environment minister Jairam Ramesh took a U-turn and praised the institutions on Friday. He also said that he has a long association with the premier institutions.

Tanzania drummed up a colourful African welcome for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he walked into state house, the hundred-year-old colonial complex lined with traditional dancers, moving to the rhythms of Africa, the venue of the hour long talks he held with Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikewete on Friday.

It’s a gargantuan task, no doubt. But the prestigious Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the capital has undertaken the daunting yet challenging task of digitising all the historical records it has in its possession.

Germany added its voice Friday to the chorus of concern over Pakistan’s attitude towards terrorism by asking it to come clean on the extent of its links with terrorist groups.

France has, for the time-being, put on hold the sale of heavy defence armaments and equipment to Pakistan. Visiting French defence minister Gerard Longuet told reporters in New Delhi that France has “discouraged” any request by Pakistan for heavy equipment, especially naval equipment. France had earlier sold Agosta submarines