Newsmakers of the week: India

New Delhi: Stepping up its attack, BJP accuses Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of being involved in a "conspiracy of silence" over alleged corruption in the 2G spectrum allocation and demanded answers from him on how he permitted the "loot" to take place "right under his nose".

New Delhi: An affidavit is filed on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Supreme Court maintaining that the request for sanction for prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in 2G spectrum allocation was considered by him and that he was advised that evidence collected by CBI was necessary before taking a decision.

New Delhi/Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who struck a defiant note and cancelled his visit to Delhi, has been summoned here amid strong indications that BJP may ask him to step down.

New Delhi/Hyderabad: Congress takes serious note of rebel party MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy-owned TV channel and newspaper attacks on Sonia Gandhi but the channel repeated the programme without some critical captions and voice-overs.

New Delhi: The UPA government faces further embarassment when the Supreme Court raises questions about the controversial appointment of P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner(CVC) who is an accused in a criminal case.

New Delhi: After a year-long tussle between Civil Aviation and Environment Ministries, the Navi Mumbai airport finally gets the green signal but with riders about resettlement of displaced people and development of mangroves around the site.

New Delhi: A senior IAS officer in the Union Home Ministry, questioned for allegedly leaking sensitive information, is formally arrested after a broker from West Bengal having close links with him was apprehended.

New Delhi: The AIDS epidemic is for the first time showing a reverse trend which has been attributed to high investment in HIV prevention programmes by India and other most affected countries over a decade.

Hyderabad: Kiran Kumar Reddy will be the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after incumbent K Rosaiah resigns in a surprise move as the ruling Congress battles dissidence and prepares to tackle the potentially volatile issue of a separate Telangana state.

Patna: Riding a massive wave on the theme of development, Nitish Kumar leads the JD(U)-BJP alliance to a landslide four-fifth majority in the Assembly elections routing Lalu Prasad's RJD-LJP combine and a weak Congress to return to power for a second consecutive term.

Chandigarh: Hurriyat Conference leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Bilal Lone are heckled allegedly by activists of right-wing Hindu organisations and Kashmiri Pandits during a seminar here after which 21 people are arrested for rioting.

Hyderabad: Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, a YSR loyalist, is sworn-in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, capping hectic political developments that saw the exit of K Rosaiah from the post as Congress prepared to face challenging times ahead in the state.

Mumbai/New Delhi: As the nation pays tributes to martyrs of the 26/11 attacks two years ago, India vows to redouble efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Patna: Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP  alliance's landslide win in Bihar leaves the state Assembly in a piquant situation with no party eligible numerically to claim leader of the opposition party status.