Ndtv Correspondent With Inputs From Ians

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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...

• Centre shies away from taking stand on Ram Sethu as national monument

  The central government on Thursday shied from taking any stand on the plea by Janata Party President Subramanium Swamy that the mythological Ram Sethu in the Palk Strait be declared a national monument. The Supreme Court recorded that the central government does not intend to file its response to the petition of Mr Swamy.

• Unwanted baby girl killed with nicotine by father

  In another instance of desperation for a son, a father has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior town for killing his two-day-old daughter by feeding her nicotine, police said on Tuesday.

• 15 child labourers rescued in Delhi

  15 child labourers were rescued today from the Old Delhi Railway Station by the Delhi Police. The children were being taken to Ludhiana.

• Protests in Kolkata, women beaten up

  Several people were injured when slumdwellers evicted from their homes in Kolkata, blocked a road and clashed with police on Wednesday.

• Tibetan activists arrested in Delhi ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit

  Police have cordoned off areas around Tibetan settlements in the national capital, while some Tibetans were arrested from different parts of the city on Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit.

• 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Northwestern Kashmir

  An earthquake is being reported from North Western Kashmir. The tremors measured about 5.8 on the Richter scale, according to early reports. The epicenter was Gilgit, about 150 kms from Srinagar.