Saturday:
Hyderabad: Putting an end to the 20-day-old political drama, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar rejects the resignation of 101 Telangana MLAs, cutting across party lines, saying they were submitted in "a fit of emotion".
Bangalore: Expressing doubts over the state government implementing his report on the mining scam in Karnataka, state Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says his only hope was the Supreme Court.
Kochi: Income Tax officials conduct raids at the residence and business establishments of Malayalam superstar Mamooty and Mohanlal.
Sunday:
Hyderabad: Stumped by the rejection of their mass resignations by Andhra Pradesh Speaker, Telangana Congress leaders are mulling their next course of action, while their TDP counterparts said they are ready to put in their papers again.
New Delhi: The CBI registers a case against yoga guru Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna for allegedly furnishing fake educational degree for getting a passport.
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Deoband (UP): Darul Uloom Deoband's Vice Chancellor Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi is sacked for praising Narendra Modi five months after the reformist took over the reins of the prominent Islamic seminary.
Monday:
Attari/New Delhi: Striking a positive note ahead of the Indo-Pak talks, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir says Islamabad would extend all required cooperation to India on the terror issue and share related information.
New Delhi: The government draft on Lokpal Bill, which is expected to be considered by the Cabinet this week, does not include the Prime Minister in the purview of the Ombudsman but the final call on the ticklish issue will be taken by Parliament and its Standing Committee.
Tuesday:
New Delhi: Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan hold "positive" talks on key issues setting the stage for tomorrow's meeting between their ministers S M Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar.
New Delhi: The Anna Hazare team writes to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that their version of the Lokpal bill should also be presented before the Cabinet along with the government version.
Wednesday:
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's survival hangs in suspense after the state Lokayukta strongly indicts him over payment of about Rs 30 crore kickbacks by a mining firm to his family trust and recommended his prosecution under anti-corruption law.
New Delhi: Carrying forward their engagement process, India and Pakistan announces new Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) notwithstanding the unhappiness here about new Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders.
Thursday:
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet clears the much-debated Lokpal Bill keeping the office of the Prime Minister outside its purview notwithstanding incumbent Manmohan Singh's insistence on subjecting himself to its scrutiny.
New Delhi: After A Raja, former Telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura seeks to implicate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the 2G spectrum scam, claiming that the PMO was kept in the loop by the then Telecom Minister on the first-come-first-served policy in the award of licenses.
Friday:
New Delhi: Facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct, Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran resigns expressing "lack of faith and confidence" in the three-member inquiry Committee probing charges against him.
New Delhi: In the midst of a political upheaval in Karnataka, the Supreme Court orders immediate suspension of mining and transportation of iron ore from Bellary district of the state saying "over-exploitation" of the area has caused large-scale environmental degradation.
New Delhi: Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition, Government unveils a new draft bill putting in place a transparent, legal framework aimed at giving adequate compensation to land owners and ensuring rehabilitation of those displaced.