President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed concern over the recent incidents of communal clashes and stated that the country has not learnt lessons from history and same “tragic mistakes” are being repeated.

The Mumbai police crime branch will file an 11,609-page chargesheet in the Indian Premier League scandal on Saturday. The police claims it has made a watertight case against the 22 arrested accused, including CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh, as 80 per cent of their evidence is technical evidence that will stand strong scrutiny in court.

Medal-winning wrestlers Amit Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang on Friday returned home from Budapest to a hero’s welcome with hundreds of fans and well-wishers turning up at the international airport to receive the champions.

The CBI on Friday closed the disproportionate assets case against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, citing lack of evidence. The clean chit to Mr Yadav in the six-year-old case comes at a time when the SP government in Uttar Pradesh is facing severe criticism for failing to contain the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar.

The benchmark BSE S&P Sensex Friday slumped the most in almost 3 weeks, closing down 383 points after the RBI unexpectedly hiked the repo rate to check inflation.

Railways is seeking to become self-reliant in power generation to meet its demands.

Fitch Ratings cut India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to 4.8 per cent, saying weak demand is a large drag on the economy.

The CBI is likely to register a preliminary inquiry within two days in connection with the missing files related to the coal block allocations.

Divers have found the body of a missing U.S. Stunt pilot whose plane crashed into a lake in northeast China while attempting a tricky maneuver in the rain, the head of the team searching for him said Friday.

The government has finally zeroed in on three options on the contentious issue of status of Hyderabad after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.