Snoopgate: Centre orders judicial probe
New Delhi, December 26
The Centre today instituted a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into physical and electronic surveillance against a woman allegedly involving Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Bharatiya Janata Party called the move “political vindictiveness” indicating it could be challenged in court.

jor mela spirit: Pilgrims at the Shaheedi Jor Mela in Fatehgarh Sahib on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Judges’ appointment panel gets Constitutional status
New Delhi, December 26
Amid demands by jurists and the Opposition led by the BJP, the government today gave a go-ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary.

Punjab Govt takes PRTC for a ride
Bathinda, December 26
The Punjab Government, which has been using state-owned Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) for various political errands, has failed to clear Rs 2.52 crore in dues towards the corporation thereby adding to the mounting losses that stand at Rs 150 crore.

Khobragade had full diplomatic immunity at time of arrest
New Delhi, December 26
In a new twist to the Devyani Khobragade case, New Delhi has claimed that the Indian diplomat was accredited as an "Adviser to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations" by the world body on August 26, 2013.

Icy winds sweep North India; Adampur shivers at -1.2° C
New Delhi, December 26
Large swathes of North India bore the brunt of a cold wave and icy winds as temperatures in several parts of the region breached the sub-zero level, with Leh in Jammu and Kashmir witnessing the coldest day of the season.