Political plot in education scam alleged
The Rs 2-crore bank fraud involving District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) funds has assumed a new dimension with its former director K Sureshkumar seeking the prosecution of General Education Secretary K Jayakumar for misleading the Government with an "extremely defamatory" inquiry report.

Venkataraman, Pilot talk on "reinventing" the Mahatma
With palpable disappointment at the state of the nation's politics, a top Congress leader is attempting to re-invent Mahatma Gandhi with the help of a former President and two former Supreme Court judges.

Abduction of film actress, directors foiled
In a daring rescue operation, sleuths attached to the Crime Branch of Mumbai foiled the abduction of a noted film actress and two directors by arresting four members of the Dubai-based Abu Salem gang from Bandra on Friday evening.

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