Motorists drive on a road as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption on Saturday. Winds blowing a massive volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could keep lashing Europe until the middle of next week, experts said on Saturday. People faced worsening travel chaos on Sunday as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland moved further south and east, forcing European countries to extend flight bans into next week. PHOTO: AFP 

New Delhi, April 18: Controversial minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor is understood to have submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late on Sunday night. This has been accepted, and forwarded to President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan. An official announcement is expected later in the night or the early hours of Monday.

Lucknow, April 18: The pressure of schooling has now begun to take a toll on the lives of parents too.
A 32-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping before a train in Agra district after three of her schoolgoing children failed to clear their examinations.

Bengaluru, April 18: A day after two low-intensity bombs exploded and one was defused outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru woke up on Sunday to more shocking disclosures.

Jaipur, April 18: Agitating Gujjar leaders led by Col. K.S. Bainsla (Retd) on Sunday reached agreement over their demands with a state government team led by energy minister Jitendar Singh. Gujjars will get a five per cent quota in jobs under a special category.

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Guwahati, April 18: Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang on Sunday admitted losing support of a majority of Con-gress legislators, and agreed to a leadership change subject to Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s approval.

Ahmedabad, April 18: The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, appearing unperturbed about governor Kamla Beniwal returning for reconsideration the bill making voting compulsory, declared on Sunday that it would again place it before the state Assembly.

New Delhi, April 18: Southern Europe has become the saviour of Indian carriers operating flights to the United States in view of closure of Western European airports on account of volcanic ash clouds. Air India announced on Sunday that it would resume its nonstop flights to New York from New

London, April 18: A sprawling cloud of volcanic ash paralysed air travel across much of Europe for a fourth day on Sunday, but test flights with empty airliners showed no sign of damage and offered some hope of respite. European Union transport ministers plan to examine the test flights results on Monday and consider if airspace might be reopened despite ash from an Icelandic volcano.

Cheerleaders play cricket with makeshift gear at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala late Friday night. On Saturday, the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders won their respective IPL-3 matches. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay