
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) hinted in its report on the Delhi airport modernisation project that the government had given out prime land that will fetch
Rs. 1.63 lakh crore to its private sector partner, Dial.
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi &
Tushar Srivastava report.
Not picture perfect
The UPA-2 has a reason to cheer on its third anniversary. For a govt that has been targeted by opposition members and activists alike, a certain degree of relief can be attained from the fact that this budget session has been the most productive since 2009. Prasad Nichenametla reports. Back on track
Sikhs in the United States have welcomed the passage of Anand Marriage Act by the Parliament and termed it as a historic day for their community in the country.

As the strike by discontent pilots spilled into its sixteenth day, Air India on Wednesday filed a contempt petition against them in the Delhi high court.
Egyptians were voting under tight security on Wednesday in historic presidential elections contested by Islamists and secularists promising radically different futures for the country.
The International Arbitration Tribunal, London, has slammed the Supreme Court for a five-year delay in deciding a dispute between an Australian company and the government-owned Coal India Limited. It has also directed the government to pay around Rs. 50 crore to the firm.
Get ready for a petrol price hike this week followed by an increase in diesel prices along with restrictions on the use of subsidised LPG by higher income groups early next month.

At least 25 passengers were killed and 55 injured after the Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express overshot a signal and rammed a stationary goods train near a station in Andhra Pradesh around 3.10am on Tuesday. HT reports. Helpline numbers: Bangalore 080-22321166, Bellary 08392-277704, Hospet 08394-221788, Hubli 0836-2345338 Train collision in AP 
After wooing imams and muezzins by announcing freebies recently, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is now aiming at job reservations for Muslims.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday vetoed the party MPs demand for being given the right to sport red beacons atop their vehicle.
YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who is being investigated for alleged financial wrongdoing, said on Tuesday the Congress and the CBI had hatched a conspiracy to have him arrested in the next three-four days.

To garner support for his own candidature as President, former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma knocked the doors of UPA's maverick ally - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
This 17-year-old knew he would do well in his Grade 12 exams but becoming the ICSE topper worldwide with 99.5 percent marks was unimaginable. India-born Rohan Sampath now looks forward to joining Stanford University and unlike many brought up in Dubai, he really hopes he can return to India some day.
US President Barack Obama speaks to Pak counterpart only briefly on the sidelines.

Marking three years of the UPA-II govt, PM Manmohan Singh today highlighted achievements in economic and social sectors, stressing that India's economy grew 7% growth enabling resources to be ploughed into reducing poverty.
Agni V, Risat are our achievements: PM