The AMRI tragedy brought arch political adversaries chief minister Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose face to face. When Mr Bose went to the SSKM Hospital, he stopped his car when he saw Ms Banerjee. Both said a polite “namaskar” and then Ms Banerjee held Mr Bose’s hand and assured him that her government was taking every possible measure.

Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is reportedly pulling out all stops to prevent incumbent chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda from filing his nominations for the Legislative Council on Monday.

Some of the patients were critical while some were about to be discharged, but destiny had something else in store for them. The ill-fated Friday turned AMRI Hospital into a tinderbox. By 7 am, the AMRI Hospital witnessed heart-wrenching scenes. The premise was filled wails and cries of the patients’ families.

In its efforts to win back Brahmins, the Bahujan Samaj Party is now finding it difficult to keep the Thakurs in good humour.

The Cabinet Committee on Security is expected to meet and discuss the Jammu and Kashmir interlocutor report and make it public before December-end.
The three Centre-appointed interlocutors met Union home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday amid rising concerns in the Valley about a possible

Farooq, the driver of Bhanwari Devi, has turned into a prosecution witness in the missing case of the 36-year-old folk singer. The CBI, which is probing the case, has recorded his statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which will be considered as an evidence in the court of law.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday turned 66. The first among those who wished her was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Dr Singh called her up on the phone and sent a bouquet to her.

The Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi, on Friday held consultations in the backdrop of plans by the government to bring the Lokpal Bill in Parliament next week and Team Anna’s opposition to certain provisions.

The much awaited Congress-RLD tieup for next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is likely to be announced any time. RLD chief Ajit Singh is tipped to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the company of senior party leaders over the weekend to mark the conclusion of seat-sharing talks.

Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa could be on the comeback trail. If not as chief minister in the coming months, then at least as the BJP’s state unit president.