NEW YORK - The Indian government should drop sedition cases against rights activists Binayak Sen, Arundhati Roy, and others, the Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI - Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan's son-in-law P.V. Srinijin Wednesday quit the Youth Congress over allegations of amassing illegal wealth and said he was ready to face any probe, even as a court accepted a plea against Balakrishnan's kin over alleged financial irregularities.

JAIPUR - The Gujjar community in Rajasthan late Wednesday called off their 17-day-old agitation for reservation in government jobs and said they had reached an agreement with the state government after several rounds of talks.

JAIPUR - The Gujjar community in Rajasthan late Wednesday called off their 17-day-old agitation for reservation in government jobs and said they had reached an agreement with the state government.

JAIPUR - An agreement has been reached during talks between the agitating Gujjar community and the Rajasthan government over the community's demand for five percent reservation in government jobs, Gujjar sources said Wednesday.