Shamik Ghosh Prasad Sanyal

• Uttarakhand: Indian Air Force helicopter crashes; twelve bodies found

  An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on a rescue mission crashed in Uttarakhand this evening. Government sources say 20 people were on board and there are no survivors. But twelve bodies have been found. Air Force officials have identified five crew members and three civilians.

• Congress woos Nitish Kumar with a 12,000-crore grant for Bihar from the Centre

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was sanctioned a financial package of Rs 12,000 crore today by the centre. The first of four installments of Rs 3,000 crore will be paid to his state over the next few months, ahead of the national election.

• Advani recommends Ravi Shankar Prasad for deputy leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha

  Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajya Sabha, LK Advani

• 2G case: TV channel co-owned by Kanimozhi got 52 crores from 'fictitious' firms, say tax officials

  The Kalaignar TV, promoted by the family of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, had allegedly received Rs 52 crore from 18 Kolakata-based firms which are suspected to be "fictitious" and a probe is underway to ascertain their antecedents, the Joint Parliamentary Committee was told today.

• Will vote for Pranab for President, says Mamata Banerjee, adds she's not happy

  Mamata Banerjee wore a stern look today as she announced that her party will vote for Pranab Mukherjee for President of India. She said she does so reluctantly, and only because she does not want her party's 50,000 votes to be wasted via an abstention. She also made it clear that Mr Mukherjee, who quit as Finance Minister, is a poor second choice...

• Hamid Ansari for Vice-President? PM phones Mamata Banerjee

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up West Bengal Chief Minister and ally Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to ensure her Trinamool Congress is represented at Saturday's UPA meeting, said Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh. Ms Banerjee has reportedly assured Dr Singh that Railways Minister Mukul Roy, who is a Trinamool leader, will represent the party at th...

• Sonia Gandhi-led council slams government on corruption

  The National Advisory Council (NAC), which is headed by Sonia Gandhi, has said that the government's actions convey "the impression that the government is not at all serious about issues of accountability and corruption."

• Finally rains arrive in Delhi; many flights delayed, diverted

  The rains seem to be here finally. Its been raining this evening across many parts of the city. Rains on Friday evening brought respite to the national capital which has been reeling under high temperatures. The Met department had predicted rain and thundershowers over the weekend.

• Presidential poll: Did I forge my own signature, asks Pranab Mukherjee

  The BJP-led Team Sangma is looking for every opportunity to trip him up, but the UPA's candidate for President, Pranab Mukherjee, is not fazed. He seems rather amused, ridiculing his opponent's supporters for their allegation that the signatures on his resignation letter to the Indian Statistical Institute are forged.

• Ashok Chavan named in CBI chargesheet in Adarsh scam

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed its chargesheet in the Adarsh housing society scam. Sources say former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has been named in the chargesheet.

• Bus falls off Chennai flyover, 30 injured

  About 30 passengers were injured, one seriously, when a bus, number 17-M, fell off the Anna Gemini flyover in the heart of Chennai. Police are trying to ascertain whether the driver was over speeding and lost control of the bus as he negotiated a bend on the flyover this afternoon. They are also checking call records to find out if he was using a m...

• ISI officers gave orders to 26/11 handlers, reveals Abu Hamza: Top 10 developments

  Abu Jundal aka Abu Hamza, whose real name is Zabiuddin Ansari (he has 10 aliases) is being interrogated by intelligence and police officials about his role as a handler during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

• Abu Hamza's journey to the 26/11 control room

  Abu Hamza arrest: As Mumbai gasped for breath, its landmarks on fire, its people taken hostage, a chilling command was issued over the phone to the pair of terrorists who had taken over Nariman House, the Jewish centre at Colaba. "Tell them....this is just the trailer...the film has yet to begin."