Gujarat action in bakery case misconceived, says SC
New Delhi, May 7
The Supreme Court today dismissed Gujarat Government’s plea for modification of its judgement regarding the transfer of Best Bakery case for retrial in Maharashtra with severe strictures against it, saying the government application in this regard is “thoroughly misconceived.”

Jaguar crashes in Ambala City
Pilot bails out; no casualties
Ambala, May 7
A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Ambala City this evening. There were no casualties.

Air Force officers inspect the wreckage of the Jaguar which crashed in Ambala on Thursday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra

EC decision on Chapra today
New Delhi, May 7
While the Election Commission today decided to send two separate teams of two members each to Siwan and Bettiah in Bihar to probe allegations of rigging, indications are that the poll panel could take some decision on the demand of countermanding the polls in Chapra parliamentary constituency tomorrow.

Emigration of ex-servicemen to Iraq suspended
New Delhi, May 7
The government has suspended grant of emigration clearance to ex-servicemen for deployment as security guard and other security-related duties in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, official sources said today.

15 killed in Karachi blast
Islamabad, May 7
A man with explosives strapped around his body and standing in the front row during Friday prayers in a mosque blew himself up, killing at least 15 Shia worshippers, including the Imam, and injuring about 200 this afternoon in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.

Cong leader shot dead in Doda
Jammu, May 7
In a poll-related violence, terrorists shot dead a Congress leader, Mohammad Jameel, while he was campaigning in the Marwah block of Doda district today.

Congress, BJP leaders court allies
New Delhi, May 7
Now that the electoral battle has moved into the decisive phase and the result promises to be a close one, political parties are busy speculating about the possible post-poll scenarios and drawing up contingency plans.

Roopa Mishra tops civil services exams
New Delhi, May 7
Roopa Mishra, an MBA from Utkal University in Bhubaneshwar, has topped this year’s Civil Services examination while Ashima Garg from Delhi University stood second out of 413 selected candidates, it was officially announced today.

Nepalese PM resigns

Old quota for PG medical courses

Police firing in Shirdi