Janaki Fernandes

• To decide stand on Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar asks MLAs not to travel: sources

  The BJP may have settled its crisis over the resignation of its leader, LK Advani, but its troubles with important ally Nitish Kumar appear to be deepening.

• Phoned LK Advani, asked him to reconsider, tweets Narendra Modi

  When the BJP ignored the opposition of LK Advani and chose Narendra Modi to head its campaign for the national elections, it was prepared for some residual dust. What it has got is a tornado.

• Offer LK Advani courtesy, not compromise: alleged message from Modi supporters

  When the BJP ignored the opposition of LK Advani and chose Narendra Modi to head its campaign for the national elections, it was prepared for some residual dust. What it has got is a tornado.

• In Goa, Narendra Modi is BJP's 'poster' boy

  Even before Narendra Modi was announced as the BJP poll campaign committee chairman, there was one count in which the Gujarat Chief Minister was already unequivocally ahead of other top party leaders.

• IPL scandal: today's 10 big developments

  10 big developments today in the growing spot-fixing and betting scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL):

• Good news: rain in Delhi. Bad news: rain in rush hour

  Delhi received much-needed showers today. The average high this week in the capital had been 42 degrees.

• IPL spot-fixing: Rajasthan Royals player Siddharth Trivedi to be made prosecution witness by Delhi Police, say sources

  Sidharth Trivedi, a bowler with the Rajasthan Royals is likely to depose as prosecution witness in the Delhi Police's case on spot fixing.

• One killed after part of a crane crashes at Mumbai Monorail site

  A part of the crane came crashing down in Mumbai's Monorail project site, killing one person there. The accident happened this morning at the Arthur Road jail area of the city.

• I hope politics and sports don't get mixed: Manmohan Singh on IPL row

  Speaking on-board his special plane, returning to India after visiting Japan and Thailand, Prime minister Manmohan Singh spoke on a variety of issues including saying that he hoped sports and politics don't get mixed up. This, when he was asked about the going IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal unfolding in the country.

• Spot-fixing case: Sreesanth's friend Abhishek Shukla gets bail, court raps police

  Cricketer S Sreesanth's friend Abhishek Shukla, who was arrested yesterday by the Delhi Police for allegedly destroying evidence, is out on bail. He was asked to submit his passport and furnish a bond of Rs 25,000 by a Delhi court today.

• CBSE class 10 results declared

  CBSE class 10 results: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the results of Class 10 this morning.

• Under-trial shot to death in Aligarh civil court

  An under-trial in Aligarh, Hoshiar Singh was shot to death when he was brought for a court appearance to the civil court.

• Chhattisgarh attack: Centre to rework anti-Maoist strategy

  After the grieving, a re-look at strategy. The Centre is holding a series of internal meetings to rework its plan on battling Maoist activity in the heart of the country, termed for the first time by a senior minister as "terrorism".

• Teen kills self, allegedly after he was beaten by teacher with duster

  A class 9 student committed suicide on Monday in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, allegedly after he was beaten up by his teacher.

• Mahendra Karma was reportedly shot in cold blood by alleged Maoists

  Mahendra Karma, the tribal Congress leader who organised the anti-Naxalite "Salwa Judum" movement in Chhattisgarh, was reportedly shot dead in cold blood in Saturday's attack. 17 people have been killed and 20 are injured.