While Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh travelled to Patna to inform Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of having cleared over `4,000 crores under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) last week, the minister informed Gujarat CM Narendra Modi through a letter of having approved upgradation of roads worth `1,064 crores under the rural road flagship scheme.

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced measures designed to bring back minor rape victims into the social mainstream and help them get over the mental, physical and psychological trauma of the incident.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with the West Bengal government for failing to cooperate in setting up a bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata. The top court said the Centre should look into the prospects of shifting the environmental body to Ranchi or Guwahati.

The Punjab and Haryana high court has rejected the petition filed by Punjab police sub-inspector (SI) Surjit Singh seeking protection after he made a startling revelation that he killed many Sikh youth in fake encounters at the behest of his seniors during insurgency in the state.

A pair of conjoined twins was successfully separated at AIIMS, the doctors announced on Tuesday. The twins were joined at the liver which made the surgery complicated.

A 26-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by three men in Dwarka Sector 16 area of Southwest Delhi. A senior police official said an FIR has been lodged and one of the accused been arrested.

Heavy rains lashed the city on Tuesday evening bringing respite after a long dry spell but also caused heavy waterlogging and brought the traffic to a standstill across the city.

The police arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in several cases of vehicle thefts in the city. A countrymade pistol, four motorcycles and a Scooty were recovered from their possession.

A woman allegedly killed her 43-year-old husband for having an illegal relation with his niece and then surrendered herself before the police at the Gokulpuri police station in East Delhi.

Reeling under severe financial crisis, Delhi government’s power generation company may get a hefty bailout package soon. A senior Delhi government official said that the decision is likely in coming Cabinet meeting. According to officials, Reliance-owned discoms BSES Yamuna Private Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) have not paid the dues of around `3,200 crores.