Top Maoist Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Bhupathi, who surrendered to Gadchiroli police on October 14, urged his active comrades to lay down arms and join the mainstream to work among the masses.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday played down speculation about a possible change in leadership, popularly dubbed the ‘November Revolution’, asserting that there was complete unity within the state government.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK’s first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will depart late on Saturday. 

​Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK’s first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will depart late on Saturday.