Domestic news of the week

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assets worth Rs 5.11 crore, while Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath is the richest in the Cabinet with total family assets of Rs 276.64 crore and Defence Minister A K Antony has the least assets worth only Rs 39.15 lakh.

New Delhi: Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court appears to have succeeded in avoiding impeachment with his resignation reaching President Pratibha Patil and rendering the removal proceedings in Lok Sabha infructuous.

Kolkata: Injecting a political twist, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pulls out of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to Bangladesh from Tuesday, apparently upset over the proposed treaty on sharing of Teesta river waters.

New Delhi: India and Pakistan reach a "back-channel" agreement on the Kashmir issue during the tenure of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had told a visiting US Congressional team.

New Delhi/Bangalore: Stepping up its attack on BJP over issue of illegal mining in Karnataka after the arrest of its former minister, Congress today demanded a CBI probe into such activities in the state and an inquiry into alleged business ties of its top leaders with mining magnates Reddy brothers.

New Delhi: The much-talked about Land Acquisition Bill, which provides for enhanced compensation to land owners and other benefits, is approved by the Union Cabinet notwithstanding reservations from some senior ministers on some aspects.

New Delhi: High-profile MP Amar Singh is arrested and lodged in Tihar Jail in a sensational twist in the cash-for-vote scam that rocked Parliament three years ago after he made a dramatic appearance in a local court within hours of claiming to be too ill.

Lucknow: Chief Minister Mayawati wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be put in a "mental asylum" because she is upset over leaked US diplomatic cables that painted her as an "egomaniac."

New Delhi: An earthquake of medium intensity jolts Delhi and its satellite towns late tonight, pulling panic-stricken people out of their homes.

New Delhi: A high intensity briefcase bomb rocks the crowded reception area in the Delhi High Court killing 11 people and injuring 76 in a major terror attack that struck the Capital after a gap of three years.

New Delhi: Investigators detain five people including a cybercafe owner in Jammu and Kashmir and question another hailing from Bihar as they groped for definite leads into the briefcase bomb blast outside Delhi High Court which has left 13 dead.

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reprimanded by the CAG for causing damage to an aerostat radar deployed along the Pakistan border to monitorlow-flying enemy aircraft resulting in a loss of Rs 302 crore.

New Delhi: Two days after the high intensity blast at the Delhi High Court, investigators are groping for a breakthrough even as Home Minister P Chidambaram says there were "promising" leads" in the probe while a fourth email warned of a major terror attack in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi: Government defends the acquisition of 111 aircraft by Air India which was severely criticised by the CAG, saying it was a collective decision and all due processes were followed by it and the airline.