Ndtv Correspondent With Ians Inputs

• Kolkata RJ accuses industrialist's son of raping her

  A famed radio jockey (RJ) working with a city FM channel was allegedly raped at a party hosted by an industrialist's son. The offender, also suspected of drug peddling, is yet to be arrested, police said on Monday.

• Priest at Don Bosco school arrested for molesting male student

  The warden of the Don Bosco School at Sagardighi in West Bengal has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old student. Father James Soren had been missing since Thursday when the Class V student complained to his parents.

• 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 ...

• Defence Academy recruitment scam: AK Antony orders shifting of commandant Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh

  Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh, commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Pune, that has been caught in a recruitment scandal in recent days, has been shunted out by the Defence Ministry to ensure "a free and fair" probe into the case, an official said. "Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered the immediate shifting of Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh, C...

• 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 ...

• Rahul Gandhi begins Himachal tour today, to assess Congress' poll preparedness

  Ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections in early 2013, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will start his two-day tour of Kullu district today to gauge the party's preparedness.

• Pranab Mukherjee meets Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, appeals for support

  Pranab Mukherjee, the Presidential candidate of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), arrived in Hyderabad today from Chennai on a day-long visit to galvanise support for his candidature. He is accompanied by Central minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Vayalar Ravi.

• Mumbai faces a 10 per cent cut in water supply from July 1

  The rains have been late this year and the maximum city has minimum water. 18 million Mumbaikars are facing a 10% cut in their water supply from Sunday, July 1.

• Emergency landing at Jammu after smoke detected in engine

  More than 130 passengers and crew of an Indigo flight had a fortunate escape when their aircraft made an emergency landing at Jammu airport on Wednesday.

• 15 years after Uphaar fire tragedy, wait for justice continues for kin of victims

  Fifteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire, that claimed 59 lives, kin of the victims are still waiting for justice. They say they have been left "disillusioned" by the judiciary and dismayed by the government's apathy.

• Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev's day-long fast in Delhi today

  Social activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev will sit on a day-long fast in the national capital today as a mark of their protest against corruption and black money stashed away by Indians abroad.

• Gurgaon BMW hit-and-run: 21-year-old accused surrenders, is out on bail

  The 21-year-old who was allegedly driving a BMW which killed a pregnant woman and the driver of another car has been granted bail just a few hours after he surrendered in Gurgaon, near Delhi.

• Jagan Mohan, while campaigning, receives summons for court appearance

  Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is campaigning for the Andhra Pradesh by-election next month, received CBI officials at his home in te Yemmiganur town of Kurnool district, around 300 km from Hyderabad. They delivered to the politician summons issued by a court last week which make it necessary for him to appear on May 28 in court to answer charges of corrup...

• Supreme Court mulling total ban on plastic

  The Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider a complete ban on the use of plastic in the interests of animals and the environment. A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi issued notice to centre and states seeking their response on banning plastics on a plea by an NGO, Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, drawing attention of the court to the ...