AP Guv ND Tiwari resigns
Sex scandal takes its toll
Hyderabad, December 26
Andhra Pradesh Governor ND Tiwari today resigned in the wake of his alleged involvement in a “sex scandal”. The resignation, citing health reasons, came a day after a local Telugu news channel aired explicit footage purportedly show

‘Charming’ Tiwari has fondness for women
Dehradun, December 26
The outgoing Governor of Andhra Pradesh has been known for his unfailing courtesy, chivalry and magnanimity towards women in public, often fuelling sardonic comments and malicious gossip.ND Tiwari, the veteran Congress leader, who became a legislator of the UP Assembly in 1952 and went on to hold the office of the Chief Minister of UP on four different occasions, went out of his way to be accessible to women to whom he was invariably charming.

‘Embarrassed’ Cong welcomes move
New Delhi, December 26
Veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari stepped down as Andhra Pradesh Governor this evening after he was asked to put in his papers by the Congress leadership in Delhi. CPM leader Brinda Karat had written to President Pratibha Patil demanding that if Tiwari doesn't quit, he should be recalled. Realising that Tiwari’s continuation had become untenable, an embarrassed Congress leadership decided to act before the controversy could spiral out of control.

Tsunami survivors light candles as a tribute to the victims of the 2004 tsunami,  at Marina beach in Chennai on Saturday. — Reuters Nation page:  5 years on, pain of killer tsunami lingers on

Soren stakes claim to form govt
Submits list of 42 MLAs; swearing-in likely on Tuesday
Setting all speculation to rest, JMM chief Shibu Soren formally staked his claim to form the government today by meeting the Jharkhand Governor, K Shankarnarayan, at Raj Bhawan here. He submitted a list of 42 MLAs (18 from the BJP, 18 of JMM, five from the AJSU and an Independent) to the Governor claiming their support to his government in the 81-member House.

Ruchika Case
Process for withdrawal of Rathore’s Police Medal begins
New Delhi, December 26
A day after politicians blatantly indulged in a blame game in the infamous Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the case “needs to be revisited”.
Rathore had no faith  in the force he led
Did ex-DGP head genuine tennis body?
Chandigarh page: A fear that just won’t go away

A Tribune Exclusive Here babus are billionaires Chandigarh, December 26 Mirror mirror on the wall…who is the richest of them all? Forced to make their assets public under the Right To Information Act, the property returns filed by the 151 IAS officers serving in Punjab have revealed an eclectic mix of billionaires, millionaires and some with nothing at all.