Sasikala bereaved
Sasikala, who is serving sentence in Parappana Agrahara Prison in Bengaluru, was granted parole for 15 days to attend the last rites of her husband M. Natarajan. She reached Thanjavur by Tuesday night. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, say sources.
Absconding Pakistan police officer arrested
A suspended police officer, wanted in a fake encounter of a 27-year-old youth, was arrested on Wednesday from the premises of the Supreme Court in Islamabad. Former Senior Superintendent of Police Rao Anwar appeared before the court hearing suo moto cases about the extrajudicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in Karachi in January.
Raja Harishchandra in Parliament
The Telugu Desam parliamentarian N. Shiva Prasad came to attend the proceedings dressed up as Raja Harishchandra.
The actor-turned-parliamentarian is known to attend proceedings in various unique attire to catch attention and to make his point. The reason for Raja Harishchandra attire, he says, is to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep up his promise just like the King who was known for his honesty.
Another explosion in Texas
An explosion injured a man in his 30s on Tuesday evening in Austin, Texas, the same day law officials said all six previous explosive devices found in the city are connected.
Ram Rajya Ratha Yatra in Madurai
Amidst tight security, the Ram Rajya Rath yatra entered Madurai on Tuesday evening. The yatra wound through the arterial roads of the city before reaching Ramakrishna Mutt for the night halt. The yatra resumed its journey on Wednesday morning and left for Rameswaram.
Petrol bomb hurled in Coimbatore
Precisely two weeks after the petrol bomb attack on BJP office in Coimbatore , miscreants targeted the house of party's district president C.R. Nandakumar in the early hours of Wednesday. Mr. Nandakumar's car parked in the porch of his house at Ramalakshmi Nagar on Masakalipalayam Road was partially damaged in the attack.
Sarkozy arrest
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in custody as part of an investigation that he received millions of euros in illegal financing from the regime of the late Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi.