Saturday
Mumbai/Jaipur: Police in Maharashtra cast doubts on the threat to life of Salman Rushdie from "paid assassins" from Mumbai that led the controversial India-born author to pull out of the Jaipur Literary Festival.
Amritsar: Noting that corruption is a serious problem requiring a multi-dimensional response, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA government is committed to establishing a strong and effective Lok Pal.
Sunday
Jaipur: The Salman Rushdie row refuses to blow over with the controversial author slamming Rajasthan police for "inventing" a threat to his life to keep him away from the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Chhindwara (MP): Madhya Pradesh minister Gauri Shankar Bisen, who landed in a controversy after he was caught by TV cameras getting his shoe laces tied by a tribal boy, apologises for the incident and swears he would only wear shoes without laces from now onwards.
Monday
Jaipur: The row over Salman Rushdie deepens with five complaints being filed against the four authors who read out passages from his banned "Satanic Verses" at the Literature Festival and its organisers.
Dehra Dun: A shoe is hurled towards Rahul Gandhi by a youth while he was addressing an election rally near here today, barely two days after a similar incident with members of Team Anna.
Tuesday
Jaipur: The much-anticipated video address by controversial writer Salman Rushdie is cancelled at the last moment because of fears of violence as Muslim organisations stage protests.
Guwahati: In one of the largest surrender ceremonies in the North East region, 1855 militants belonging to nine groups bid a farewell to arms before Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and receives roses for weapons turned in.
Wednesday
New Delhi/Bangalore: Government has barred former Isro chief G Madhavan Nair and three eminent space scientists from any re-employment for their alleged role in the controversial allocation of scarce S-band space segment to private firm Devas.
New Delhi: Planning Commission and Home Ministry appeared to have reached a compromise on the UIADI project over which the two were at loggerheads over the security angle.
Thursday
New Delhi: An impressive display of armour and unmanned aerial vehicles recently added to India's military prowess was on full display at the 63rd Republic Day parade that also showcased the country's rich heritage.
Angul (Odisha): Violence erupts at Jindal Steel and Power Limited's (JSPL) proposed steel plant site at Nisa, about 15 km from here, as land oustees clashed with the company's security guards which left 164 people injured, 14 of them seriously.
Friday
New Delhi: The tussle between the Planning Commission and the Home Ministry over security concerns of the Unique Identification Number project was today resolved with the government extending the mandate for UIADI to collect bio- metric data of additional 40 crore residents.
Lucknow: Reviving the Ayodhya issue, the BJP promised to build a Ram temple but Congress came out with plans to create 20 lakh jobs for unemployed youth in their manifestos for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh where both the parties are trailing major players BSP and SP.
