DMK MP Kanimozhi was on Friday lodged in a 15x10 ft cell at the Tihar Jail after being sent there for her role in the 2G spectrum case, far from the air-conditioning and other comforts which she is used to at herpalatial bungalow in Chennai's CIT colony.

Seeking a better deal for domestic helps all across the country, UPA chairperson, who also heads the National Advisory Council NAC), in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggested that the government should ensure daily minimum wage without sex discrimination, weekly offs and paid annual leave for such workforce.

The stand-off between governor H.R. Bhardwaj and chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on convening of the Legislature session from June 2 took another turn on Thursday with the BJP government threatening a state-wide stir if approval for holding it was not given by Thursday evening.

The Danish high court dismissed Purulia Arms drop case accused Kim Davy's plea that CBI's arrest warrant cannot be the basis for his extradition to India since it had expired and will deliver its verdict before July.

Seeking a better deal for domestic helps all across the country, UPA chairperson, who also heads the National Advisory Council NAC), in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggested that the government should ensure daily minimum wage without sex discrimination, weekly offs and paid annual leave for such workforce.

With the Union Cabinet at its meeting on Thursday not discussing the Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj’s special report recommending imposition of President’s rule in the state, it appears that the government has decided to ignore the recommendations and let the BJP government led by B.S. Yeddyeurappa continue for a while.

Putting up a brave face after Allahabad high court ordered the ED to probe money laundering charges against him, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh on Friday said he should be punished if found guilty as he was not above law.

The government on Thursday gave its formal nod to the politically-sensitive caste census. This will be done along with the head count of those living “Below Poverty Line” (BPL). A separate BPL census data is collected every after five year to better target government’s subsidy programmes.

On a day when the Union Cabinet chose not to take a call on Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj’s recommendation for President’s rule, Janata Dal(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh not only to press for imposition of Central rule but also to assure him of requisite numbers to support the decision in the Rajya Sabha.

After NDA members in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) objected to telecom secretary’s presentation before the committee on Thursday, not reflecting properly the irregularities in 2G spectrum allocation, committee chairman P.C. Chacko asked executive summary of the CAG report on the 2G spectrum issue to be part of the next