Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday alleged that 65 acres of land was taken away from Amethi residents during the 1980s to set up a cycle factory and later it was transferred to the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust....
The Congress on Sunday accused the government of not preparing adequately on the issue of the NSA talks and falling prey to Pakistan's designs....

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the deaths in a train accident in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh that left five people dead. ...
Indian middle and long distance runner Lalita Babar continued her impressive run this year to break the national record and qualify for the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships here on Monday. ...

The Union government will convene a special session of parliament to pass the goods and services tax (GST) bill - a constitutional amendment - only after a consensus is achieved among all political parties, including the Congress and the Left that are vociferously opposing the measure, official sources said. ...
Tamil Nadu plans to raise $1 billion through the Alternative Investment Fund of the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation Ltd (TNIFMC), a senior government official said....
Five people, including a Congress lawmaker from Karnataka, were killed when a truck collided with an express train at a level crossing near Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, an official said....

A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district on Monday, with the pilot managing to eject safely....
Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra spun a web around Sri Lanka to skittle them out for 134 runs in the second innings to win the second cricket Test by 278 runs here on Monday....

Indian middle and long distance runner Lalita Babar continued her impressive run this year to break the national record and qualify for the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships here on Monday....