The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has referred the recommendations of the Shunglu Committee report to the Union home ministry for necessary action in the wake of the report’s findings on the alleged irregularities by various central departments in executing various infrastructure projects related to Commonwealth Games. The committee has faulted a host of central departments for cost over-runs, delays and mis-management of funds.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Tuesday came out in defence of former party colleague Uma Bharti who was turned away from Jantar Mantar by supporters of Anna Hazare and said the anti-politician stance of some social activists as a “disservice to democracy”.

A young man’s death at a government hospital in Bihar for want of medical attention and basic medicines has dealt a blow to the state government’s claims about improvements in the healthcare delivery system. The lack of empathy in the government’s reaction to the death has shocked many.

Top nuclear scientists at IAEA are this week examining the raw data from the troubled atomic power plants at Fukushima and discussing changes in the safety features for such reactors even as Japan raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven.

The issue of reported funnelling of Chinese arms to the insurgents operating in the northeastern states bordering China has aroused the interest and concern of a European parliamentary group.

A woman police officer, stationed at Lucknow, and her husband were arrested for allegedly running a sex racket at Chakeri area here, the police said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till Friday the bail plea of human rights activist Binayak Sen who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition and links with Maoists.

A decision to videograph the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Lokpal Bill as sought by Gandhian Anna Hazare has to taken by the drafting panel itself, its member Union minister Salman Khurshid said on Monday.

The Prime Minister's office has referred the Shunglu Committee findings on alleged irregularities in executing various infrastructure projects related to Commonwealth Games by Delhi government to the home ministry for further action.

Gandhian Anna Hazare on Monday said Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal should resign from the joint committee to draft the Lokpal Bill "if he feels nothing will happen" out of this institution.