Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday submitted an unconditional apology to Pakistan's Supreme Court in connection with a corruption case.

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking examination of 14 more witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case.

The nightmare is finally over and I am back to a normal life", said a relieved Vijender Singh as he broke his silence on the sensational drug scandal that severely hurt his reputation, insisting that more than a crisis, it was a learning experience that left him stronger and wiser.

Four days after being acquitted by the Patna High Court in connection with the killing of CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was released from jail on Tuesday, police officials said.

JPC Chairman PC Chacko has said it will be "unconstitutional" to summon former Telecom Minister A Raja, prime accused in the 2G spectrum case, before the panel.

A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.

A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped by three people, including two neighbours, police said on Monday.

Two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh charged in the YS Jaganmohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case have submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, sources said on Monday.

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sanjay Singh on Monday filed a defamation case against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him.

Actor Sanjay Dutt will remain in the 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell in the high-security block at the Arthur Road jail here for some time, a top police officer said on Monday, as authorities in Maharashtra debate whether to shift him out of Mumbai.