Briefly Nation: HC stays CBI probe against Rakesh Maria

UP MLAs to take oath on April 11,12

Lucknow: The newly-elected 403 MLAs of UP will take oath of membership of the Assembly on April 11 and 12 and the Speaker will be elected on April 13. The date for first session of the new Assembly is yet to be decided,officials said.

Granthi tries to foil theft bid,shot dead

TARN TARAN: Sukhchain Singh,32,a granthi at Darbar Sahib Tarn Taran in Punjab,was shot dead on Wednesday when he reportedly tried to stop two men from stealing a devotees motorcycle,SSP Manminder Singh said,adding the police were investigating the case.

Tehelka sting case verdict on April 27

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved for April 27 its judgment in the 11-year-old Tehelka scam case in which former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman is an accused. Laxman is accused of taking bribes from fake arms dealers in return for recommending to the Defence Ministry to award them an arms contract for the Army.

Cop suspended for Deoria station ruckus

LUCKNOW: Four days after SP MLA Shakir Alis supporters created a scene at Deoria railway station,bringing a horse for him to the platform and allegedly misbehaving with passengers,the Railways on Wednesday suspended Inspector P N Shukla,the in-charge of the Railway Protection Force post in Deoria.