DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, while presenting his case in support of his daughter before a high-level party committee that included his two sons, M.K. Stalin and M.K. Alagiri, and grand-nephew Dayanidhi Maran, was careful not to directly criticise the CBI and his Congress ally even as he expressed “surprise” that his daughter, Ms

Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was held here on Thursday after protests following the arrest of a local.

The debate on whether the higher judiciary should come under the ambit of the Lokpal continues. On Wednesday, Mr Prashant Bhushan, who is a member of the joint drafting panel for the Lokpal Bill, said that civil society is ready for the higher judiciary to be out of the Lokpal’s purview, provided an independent body is created to look into both criminal cases and charges of misconduct against judges.

Eleven MPs, including one each from SP and BSP, on Thursday demanded rejection of the draft PAC report on the 2G scam which has indicted former telecom minister A. Raja and made critical observations about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P. Chidambaram.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Wednesday virtually split on the 2G spectrum allocation issue on the political lines with the Congress and DMK members coming out openly against PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi and made serious allegations about his style of functioning and intention.

Social activist Anna Hazare is expected to address a people's rally here May 1, organisers said on Thursday, asserting that the programme will go ahead even in his absence or if the local administration does not give permission.

Accusing PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi for having “malafide intention” to destabilise the government by unilaterally drafting the committee’s report on 2G scam, Congress and DMK members on the panel on Wednesday demanded the BJP leader’s resignation. As soon as the draft report was circulated among the members in

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi, the head of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), will finalise the report on the 2G spectrum case despite differences in the 22-member panel, a source said on Thursday.

The CPI(M) on Wednesday complained to the Election Commission that home minister P. Chidambaram and his ministry had violated the model code of conduct in place in West Bengal by trying to “portray” the Left Front as “aggressor” during the ongoing Assembly elections in the state. The party petitioned to the EC that statements made by Mr Chidambaram during campaign are tantamount to influencing the voters.

Suspecting a foul play, CWG organising committee has ordered an internal enquiry to trace those responsible for wiping out crucial vigilance related information from the computer of its chief vigilance officer.