The Congress-led UPA government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will step into the third year of its second term on Sunday. The success of the two-year rule of the UPA could be gauged from the fact the Congress wrested back Kerala from the Left, retained power in Assam and virtually became victorious in West Bengal in the recently concluded Assembly elections to the four states.

With the BJP calling the Karnataka governor Mr H.R. Bhardwaj a “history-sheeter” and therefore his recall, and the Congress unit of Karnataka demanding the dismissal of the Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in accordance with the recommendation of the governor, the crisis seems to have reached a point of no return.

The Centre is mulling a rejig of governors across states, an exercise that may see H.R. Bhardwaj moving out of the Karnataka Raj Bhavan.
Government sources said any new appointments or transfers of governors are likely in the first week of June, about a month after the UPA-II government completes two years in office.

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Saturday reserved for May 23 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films founder Karim Morani

Dogged by scams and unable to move ahead on economic reforms in a big way, the UPA government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh steps into the third year of its second term on Sunday, probably hoping to come out of its shackles.

Leg spinner Amit Mishra recorded the first hat-trick of the season as Deccan Chargers crushed Kings XI Punjab by 82 runs to dash their hopes of making the Indian Premier League play-offs here on Saturday.

DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha MP, was arrested and sent to Tihar Jail on Friday by a Delhi court which dismissed her bail plea in the 2G spectrum scam case, saying there was a possibility of witnesses being influenced considering the “magnitude” of the crime.

Night in a 10 ft by 15 ft cell with a rolled up blanket as a pillow, chatting with other Tamil inmates, a spartan breakfast of bread and tea and some Tamil newspapers — DMK MP Kanimozhi's first day behind bars at the Tihar jail here was a far cry from the luxuries she is accustomed to.

Defence minister A.K. Antony on Friday described China as the “main strategic partner” of Pakistan and said this (constant Chinese defence support to Pakistan) was a matter of “serious concern” for India. The minister also said there are elements supporting terror in Pakistan’s various structures and said this was the “main hurdle” in India-Pakistan ties.

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has committed a big mistake by sacking Shahid Afridi as the One-day captain.