Shamik Ghosh With Ians Inputs

• Mizoram election result: After defeat in four states, Congress wins big

  After being mauled in four states, the Congress is on its way for some consolation in Mizoram, where counting is taking place for state polls held on November 25.

• Protests against parole to Sanjay Dutt, his 'unwell' wife's photos create stir

  A group of activists demonstrated outside the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune today, protesting against the decision to grant parole to actor Sanjay Dutt. Waving black flags and banners, the activists shouted slogans, demanding that Mr Dutt should not be granted parole and must be treated at par with other prisoners.

• Supreme Court makes it mandatory for police to register FIRs

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it is mandatory for the police to register a First Information Report or FIR when a complaint is filed at a police station.

• Environmentalist Sunita Narain hit while biking in Delhi, major surgery

  Environmentalist Sunita Narain has suffered severe injuries and multiple fractures after being hit by a car at a key south Delhi intersection, while riding a bicycle on Sunday.

• Firing between suspected militants and police in Andhra Pradesh; one cop killed: report

  A policeman has been killed and another injured in an on-going encounter with suspected militants in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, according to reports.

• Decomposed body of a woman found in spare tyre compartment of a school bus in Gurgaon

  The decomposed body of an unidentified woman has been found in the spare tyre compartment of a private school's bus in Gurgaon, police said today.

• Bangalore hit-and-run case: SUV driver who killed 4 surrenders in court

  The driver of the SUV, who allegedly mowed down four people, including two women, and inured six others on Monday has surrendered in a Bangalore court. The accused is 60-year-old Krishnappa, who was the president of the Bommanahalli city municipal council till 2009. He used to live alone in the civic ward after his wife and daughter deserted him ov...

• Woman alleges Kerala ex-minister Jose Thettayil 'exploited' her

  A 30-year-old woman filed a case on Sunday alleging that former Kerala transport minister and opposition legislator Jose Thettayil and his son "exploited" her.

• Telangana: Hyderabad a fortress ahead of 'chalo assembly' march

  The 'Chalo Assembly' call for Friday given by the Telangana Joint Action Committee, an umbrella organisation of several pro-Telangana groups, has turned Hyderabad, especially the legislative Assembly, into a fortress.

• Heat wave grips north India; Delhi experiences season's hottest day

  It was a blazing weekend across northern and central India with Delhi recording its hottest day of the season on Sunday at 46.1 degrees Celsius - five notches above average. Other states like Haryana and Rajasthan experienced hotter temperatures.

• 6-year-old girl allegedly raped, left with slit throat near a public toilet in Delhi

  A six-year-old girl was found with her throat slit near a public toilet in the Badarpur area of south Delhi on Friday evening, according to reports. The police say they are awaiting a medical report to confirm if the child was raped.

• Retired couple found dead in Lucknow home

  A retired couple was stabbed to death in Lucknow's posh Gomti Nagar area last night. Lata Mehra, a retired enforcement official, and her husband A Mehra, a retired cashier with a bank, were found lying in a pool of blood inside their house, according to the police. They had allegedly been stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife.

• UP policeman's murder: CBI seeks transfer of four cops

  The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the murder of senior police officer Zia-ul-Haque and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Kunda, has written to the Akhilesh Yadav government seeking transfer of four cops, who are allegedly hampering its investigation.

• Slowdown is temporary, will prove Prophet of Doom wrong, PM Manmohan Singh tells India Inc

  The Prime Minister today said that the slowdown in growth is "a temporary downturn in the economy, we will prove the prophet of doom wrong."

• Assam floods: At least 100 killed, 20 lakh left homeless

  A central team is arriving in Assam to assess the damage from the recent floods that have killed at least 100 people besides rendering around 20 lakh others homeless.