Will former chief minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan be re-inducted in the CPI(M) politburo in the wake of a case of nepotism (land-related) slapped by the UDF government? Speculation is rife in the CPI(M) circles on the eve of the party politburo and central committee meeting which begins in Kolkata on Tuesday.

The Congress has paid the price for criticising its big brother Trinamul Congress in the ruling alliance in West Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reshuffled her council of ministers and reportedly axed Manoj Chakraborty (who recently attacked the Trinamul Congress) as minister of state for parliamentary affairs and micro and small-scale enterprises and textiles departments.

The Hinduja Hospital has landed itself in a controversy after the Centre has claimed that the hospital is not qualified to undertake tests for detecting cases of Total Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TDR-TB). Earlier, the hospital had claimed that it had found 12 such cases, which sent the government into a tizzy.

While Kashmiri women (above) play with snowballs, and at a time when the Jammu and Kashmir police is making use of its workforce and gear to supplement the government’s endeavour to cope with the tough conditions created by the heavy snowfall the Valley has been receiving for the past couple of days, its officials overseeing a training school were caught napping, resulting in the death of a trainee and injuries to 38 others on Monday.

Ten-year-old Aishwarya Sharma, a student of Class 5 in a local school, has composed a song for vote appeal, based on the popular hit Kolaveri Di.

Their tickets have been denied at the last minute and their over-confidence did not allow them to move to greener pastures. Now, with elections barely three weeks away, they find that they have nowhere to go.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived here on Monday on a three-day tour of Rae Bareli and Amethi, has asked local party workers to rise over factionalism wars and work together for the success of the Congress in the coming Assembly elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Party thinks the English language is taking a hit in the land of Mayawati. In its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls released Monday, the BJP has promised to encourage English in the state and among children.

Anna Kendrick had “reservations” about signing up 50/50. The 26-year-old star plays the role of a therapist in the comedy about a man suffering with cancer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, and she admits she was worried about what questions she would have to answer when the film came out.

A village in Jharkhand has carved out a niche for itself by showing for over 30 long years that its people do not need to visit the police station to seek help for resolution of their conflicts. The gram sabha (village council) has been doing this job amicably and everyone is satisfied.