Supreme Court urges Russian Embassy response on Victoria Basu custody case, highlighting diplomatic challenges and concern for the missing child.

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.