Edited By Devesh Kumar

• Yet Another Congress Resignation, This Time it is Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav

  Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav resigned from the government today, delivering a severe blow to the ruling Congress, which has its back to the wall ahead of assembly elections in the state.

• Katju Row: Government Seeks Review of Collegium System for Judicial Appointments

  Spurred into action following the controversy triggered by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju's revelation that three former Supreme Court Chief Justices had made "improper compromises'' to grant extensions to an additional judge of the Madras High Court, the NDA government has hastened the process of seeking a review of the collegium ...

• Enough Evidence to Prosecute Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis Case, Attorney General Tells CBI: Sources

  Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has, according to sources, told the Central Bureau of Investigation, or the CBI, that there was enough evidence to file a chargesheet against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal, in news that could spell trouble for the DMK leader.

• 'Your Child is Not a Shuttlecock,' Supreme Court Tells Warring Parents

  The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition on deciding the custody of a child, directed the father to bring his four-year-old daughter to the Court with these stinging words, "Your child is not a shuttlecock to be tossed between the father and mother.''

• Delhi Residents Will Now Have to Pay More for Power

  The three distribution companies (discoms) have been allowed to raise power tariff by 8.32 per cent.

• Five BJP Veterans Appointed as New Governors

  Four BJP veterans, including former union minister Ram Naik, figure in the first batch of governors who have been appointed by the President.

• Appeals by Death Row Convicts to be Heard By Three-Judge Bench of Supreme Court

  Appeals by death row convicts for a stay in their execution will be heard by a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court from August 16.

• With Eye on OBC Votes, Maharashtra Government Renames Pune University After Savitribai Phule

  The Prithviraj Chavan government in Maharashtra today decided to name Pune University after Savitribai Phule, a prominent social reformer of the 19th century, in yet another move aimed at retrieving the political fortunes of the Congress-NCP combine in the state.

• Goa Governor, Questioned By the CBI in AugustaWestland Chopper Deal, May Resign

  Goa Governor BV Wanchoo is being questioned as a witness by the Central Bureau of Investigation, or the CBI, in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland, an Anglo-Indian defence manufacturer.

• 'Hoarders Taking Advantage of Poor Monsoon Forecast', says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  The NDA government, which has been confronted with the spectre of spiralling prices of food items soon after its advent to power at the Centre, today once again sought the cooperation of the states in battling a problem which, it said, had been an annual fixture at this time of the year.

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  PM Modi's Ministers Will be Assigned Organisational Duties for Upcoming Assembly Elections

  Over dinner last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed ministers from his party, the BJP, that they will have to work hard to ensure coordination between party and government.

• BJP's Amit Shah Gets Z+ Category Security

  BJP general secretary Amit Shah, who piloted the BJP to a spectacular victory in the politically-critical state of Uttar Pradesh in the general elections, has been accorded Z-Plus category security.

• Will Limit Stockholding of Onions and Potatoes, Says Government

  The government will place a limit on the quantity of onions and potatoes wholesalers can stock with them to curb hoarding, which is blamed for the recent spike in prices, a minister said on Wednesday.

• Government Well Within Its Right to Seek Reconsideration in Appointment of Supreme Court Judges: Sources

  The NDA government, under fire from the Chief Justice of India for unilaterally rejecting former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium's name from the list of candidates recommended by a collegium for appointment as Supreme Court judges, today clarified that the element of segregation was built into the process of reconsideration.

• Preity Zinta's Complaint False, Ness Wadia Writes to Mumbai Police: Sources

  Ness Wadia, scion of a business conglomerate who has been accused by his former girlfriend, actor Preity Zinta, of threatening her, has written to Mumbai Police naming nine witnesses who were present at the Wankhede Stadium on May 30, when the alleged incident took place, say sources.