Janaki Fernandes With Inputs From Ians

• 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.

• Stanford Professor Nalini Ambady needs your help

  The first Indian American woman professor working in the psychology department at the prestigious Stanford University in California is not looking for organs, but only a few cells of the right kind. She has only six weeks to find it.

• Karnataka crisis far from over; Jagadish Shettar struggling with portfolio allotments

  Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is struggling to allot portfolios to his ministers even after two days of his taking office. Now there is new trouble for him. Karunakara Reddy, former minister and brother of jailed mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy, held a meeting today in Bangalore which was attended by 20 MLAs from the coastal areas as ...

• Mumbai slowly recovers after heavy rain

  Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas, including Thane and Raigad on Wednesday, disrupting road and rail traffic, officials here said. Although the downpour offered respite from the sultry weather, it affected Mumbai's lifeline, the suburban trains network, with local services running late by 10-15 minutes on the Central Railway and the ...

• Pranab Mukherjee in Lucknow: Meets Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati

  It's been a hectic day for President hopeful Pranab Mukherjee. After meeting Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav this afternoon, Mr Mukherjee also met MPs and MLAs from Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). After that, he met elected members from Mayawati's party. All these parties have committed to extend their support to ...