
SC gives protection from arrest to Teesta Setalvad till February 19
Supreme Court today granted protection from arrest to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband for another six days in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. The apex court said it would independently... read more »

At least 12 dead, 60 injured as Bangalore-Ernakulam Express derails near Ho...
At least 12 passengers were killed and more than 60 injured, several critically, when 9 bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express derailed after a boulder fell on the track near Anekal on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border on Friday. Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, quoting railway... read more »

After Delhi, it’s B’lore: AAP’s huge win suggests it has ...
It is good that the Aam Aadmi Party is eyeing the Bengaluru civic body for which elections are due in April this year. Similarly, on a longer timeline, the party, enthused by its spectacular victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, is planning to target the Mumbai civic body elections due in 2017.... read more »

Slinger Malinga fit for Sri Lanka’s World Cup opening match
Express pace bowler Lasith Malinga is fit for Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup clash against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday, captain Angelo Mathews said. Malinga had ankle surgery in September and just returned to action in Sri Lanka’s two warm-up matches, against South Africa and... read more »