Four persons injured in Kashmir blast
Four persons, including a woman, were injured in a blast in Sopore town of North Kashmir`s Baramulla district, officials said here on Saturday.

Sodomy case: Madhya Pradesh HC notices to Collector, SP against IAS officer
Madhya Pradesh High Court has served show cause notices to Bhopal Collector, Superintendent of Police (SP) and others on a petition seeking direction to the police to launch action against an IAS officer in an alleged sodomy case.

Zanak, Moghe may be inducted in Ashok Chavan ministry
Subhash Zanak, who won from Risod Assembly constituency in Vidarbha, and former minister Shivajirao Moghe may be inducted in the Ashok Chavan ministry, to be sworn in this evening, party sources said.

Five railwaymen killed in train accident near Ghaziabad
Five railwaymen, including an officer, were on Saturday run over by Delhi-bound Dehradun Janshatabdi Express near Ghaziabad at around 11.30 am.

Nine medical students expelled from hostel in Varansi
Nine medical students have been expelled from the medical hostel by BHU authorities on charges of violence.

Hideout busted in Reasi, militant supporter arrested in Doda
Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered ammunition and explosives in Reasi district, while a militant supporter was arrested in Doda district of J&K, a defence spokesman said here.

Andhra CM Rosaiah meets PM, Sonia
On his maiden visit to the national capital after taking over as Andhra Pradesh CM, K Rosaiah met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Four held in Rs 1,000 crore Orissa land scam
Four people, including a former government official, have been arrested in Orissa for allegedly acquiring and selling government land worth Rs 1,000 crore, police said Saturday.

Nine ministers take oath in Haryana
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state here.

Maoists blow up school building in Chhattisgarh`s Dantewada district
Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarh`s Dantewada district, police said Saturday.

Tawang ready to welcome Dalai Lama
Picturesque Tawang is all set to welcome the Dalai Lama on his sixth visit to Arunachal Pradesh starting from Sunday.

Delhi under fog cover, visibility drops
Visibility in the national capital dropped to 500 metres on Saturday morning as a fog cover hung over the city for the first time this winter, but flights were not affected.

Probe into Himachal bus accident begins
Himachal Pradesh authorities on Saturday began a probe a bus accident that killed 35 people in Kangra district.

100 & counting: H1N1-hit Pune gears up for a `chilly` winter
A sneeze here raises eyebrows and coughing makes people nervy. It goes without saying that you are in Pune, which has emerged as the epicentre of swine flu with its 100th victim.

Reddys refuse to budge as Yeddyurappa says crisis over
The crisis in BJP’s Karnataka unit refuses to die down as state Tourism Minister Janardhan Reddy on Saturday ruled out any compromise with the party and remained adamant to his demand of removing BS Yeddyurappa from chief minister`s post.