NEW DELHI - Even as the cabinet has approved a bill to put in place a mechanism to deal with complaints against erring judges, it has placed a huge onus on the complainant - provide substantive evidence to back the allegations of wrongdoing against a judge or face heavy penalties.

BANGALORE - The Karnataka High Court Monday adjourned the hearing of the 16 disqualified legislators to Tuesday, as arguments from both sides' lawyers remained inconclusive.

ISLAMABAD - In a decision that has considerable political bearing in Pakistan, the country's Supreme Court Monday rejected the government's plea to adjourn the hearing on a petition seeking review of the national reconciliation ordinance (NRO) under which President Asif Ali Zardari along with others were granted amnesty in corruption cases.

LONDON - A kidnapped British social worker who died during an operation to free her from kidnappers in Afghanistan may have been killed by a grenade thrown by US troops, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday.

NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which gets the maximum number of Right To Information (RTI) queries among Delhi government departments, gives vague and incomplete replies or does not respond at all, allege RTI activists - a charge denied by the civic body.