Former IAS officer Najeeb Jung took over as the new lieutenant-governor of the national capital on Tuesday. Former vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Mr Jung was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Acting Chief Justice of Delhi high court B.D. Ahmed at a function at Raj Niwas in the presence of chief minister Sheila Dikshit, ministers and top brass of Delhi government and police.

Advocates of all six district courts here observed a daylong strike on Tuesday affecting the judicial work in the court complexes. The advocates observed the strike to protest against the alleged attack on two lawyers by police personnel and registration of a case against them.

Following Delhi University’s strict orders to admit all admission seekers fulfilling the cut-off criteria, many colleges have admitted students beyond sanctioned strength, rising the question of limited infrastructure and human resources.

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.

Chinese troops transgressed again into Indian territory in the Chumar sector of southeastern Ladakh on June 17 this year, and took away a surveillance camera after dismantling the small structure on which it was mounted.

The National Investigation Agency and Central intelligence agencies are now probing the possible involvement of a woman bomber in Sunday’s multiple bombings in Bodh Gaya. The agencies have detained a woman along with three other persons near Patna as they were found moving in and around the temple complex in a suspicious manner on the day of the blasts.

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, main accused in the 17-year-old fodder scam, got partial relief Tuesday as the Supreme Court restricted the trial court from delivering its verdict next week.

Serious questions continue to be raised over the Jet-Etihad FDI deal, with two more members of Parliament now joining the ranks of those maintaining the deal benefits only Jet Airways’ promoters and not the country.

Madhya Pradesh’s tainted former finance minister Raghavji was arrested Tuesday afternoon from a relative’s flat, where he was hiding after the police filed an FIR against him Sunday on sodomy charges.

It was a long and harrowing wait for 40-year-old Kamalakar. Employed as a waiter in City Light Hotel, which collapsed early on Monday morning, he survived for 18 long hours under the debris before he was found and rescued at 12.30 am on Tuesday.