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Saturday
New Delhi: Controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who was a key figure in the Bofors payoffs scandal, has died in Milan following a stroke.
Mumbai: Bollywood mourned the death of legendary actor Pran hailing him as an icon and a "giant pillar" of Indian cinema who shaped the lives of many stars.
Ranchi: Popular rule was restored in Jharkhand with Hemant Soren being sworn in as Chief Minister of a coalition government led by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Sunday
Puducherry: The controversy-hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will start its initial production of 400 MW electricity within 20 days, Union Minister V Narayanasamy says.
New Delhi: Seeking to cash in on the ambitious food security programme, as many as five Congress-ruled states, including Karnataka and Kerala in south and Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in north, are planning a roll out of the scheme next month.
Monday
New Delhi: Six national parties have refused to comply with the Central Information Commission's directive to appoint information officers and appellate authorities as the deadline for the purpose ended.
New Delhi: More than 20,000 telegrams are estimated to have been booked on the day the country bid adieu to 163-year-old telegram service with one of the last messages booked being for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
Tuesday
New Delhi: In big-ticket reforms push, the government decided to hike foreign direct investment (FDI) in a dozen sectors, including 100% in telecom and higher caps in insurance and defence sectors, to boost the sagging economy.
Bodh Gaya/New Delhi: Two sketches of a suspect in a monk's robe in the Bodh Gaya serial blasts were released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which struggled for a breakthrough in its probe nine days after the terror attack.
Jaipur: The Centre will provide free pre-natal healthcare and ambulance facilities to pregnant women across the country, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced.
Wednesday
New Delhi: The Home Ministry seems to be dragging its feet over CBI's request to provide files related to contradictory affidavits submitted by it on the antecedents of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat High Court.
Alwar (Raj): National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found some important clues in the Bodh Gaya blasts, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde says.
Thursday
New Delhi: Preliminary probe into the firing incident in Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir punctured the claims made by BSF that there was a firing from the mob as one of its personnel who sustained injuries from bullet was fired by the force.
Neyveli/Nashik: As the midday meal school tragedy in Bihar fuelled food safety concerns, more cases of children falling ill after consuming free food or contaminated water have come to light from Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Delhi and Maharasthra.
Chapra/Patna: The principal of the government school in Chapra whose 23 children died in the midday meal tragedy suspected to have been caused by poisoned food was absconding, as it emerged that the free food served did not undergo any quality checks.
Friday
Srinagar/Jammu: Protests against the killing of four people in firing by BSF personnel erupted across Jammu and Kashmir during which 40 people including 19 security personnel were injured in clashes, stone-pelting and canecharge.
New Delhi: Narendra Modi's stamp was written all over as BJP announced its Election Campaign Committee for 2014 polls including top leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley who will work under him.
New Delhi: Admitting the economy was going through a difficult period, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the industry that government will leave no stone unturned to ensure a rebound.
