The Supreme Court has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to a man for killing his wife and two sons, saying he had killed his family on account of abject poverty and is not a danger to society.

Syria is prepared to unveil its chemical weapons arsenal and halt its production, foreign minister Walid al-Muallem said Tuesday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

Expressing deep anguish over the loss of lives in the recent communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar in UP, PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced `2 lakhs each for the next of kin of those killed and `50,0

Out-of-favour players Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir were on Tuesday handed a lifeline for staging a comeback to the national team as they were included in the India A squad for two four-day games against visiting West Indies A next month.

The equity markets posted the biggest single-day gain since May 2009, while the rupee extended its recovery, closing at 63.84 against the dollar Tuesday, up 140 paise (biggest in two weeks), as easing Syria tensions and improved industrial production data from China lifted investor sentiments.

Senior Congress leader Madhusudan Mistry said here on Tuesday that the violence in Muzaffarnagar was a replica of the “Gujarat model”. He accused the Akhilesh Yadav government of conniving with the BJP in their strategy to capture power through “the politics over deadbodies”.

“This is my advice. If you want to succeed at doubles, find a partner from the Czech Republic.” Leander Paes’ quip during the presentation ceremony of the US Open was more than just flattery aimed at his partner Radek Stepanek with whom the Indian veteran won his 14th career slam on Sunday.

BJP MLA Som Sangeet was booked on Tuesday for uploading a fake video on Facebook that incited communal tensions in Muzaffarnagar district and nearby areas of western Uttar Pradesh.

The CBI told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has been facing difficulty in functioning as an autonomous investigative agency due to obstacles routinely put up by the bureaucracy.

In-form opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday asserted that the players “were getting ready” for the crucial tour of South Africa in November.