Quicktakes

60 MLAs rally behind Sadhu

PATNA: Rebellion in the RJD against the proxy rule of Laloo Prasad has started taking concrete shape. Sources close to Laloo8217;s brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav say that nearly 60 legislators held a meeting on Monday and extended their support to his stand.

Kalyan to quit

NEW DELHI: After dithering for a long time, UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has agreed to step down from the post in wake of BJP8217;s poor performance in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in the State.

61 die in mishaps

SHILLONG: Sixty one persons were killed and 82 injured seriously in two bus accidents on Monday. In the first mishap, a mini bus plunged into a precipice at Mawshamok village in Meghalaya killing 31 persons. In another mishap, 27 pilgrims were killed in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.