At least 9 people were killed and over 100 others injured after a series of deadly tornadoes hit Oklahoma City, days after the region was battered by a monster storm that claimed 24 lives. 

The authorities in Iraq say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America.

Russian security forces conducted a military-style operation to detain the powerful mayor of Dagestan's regional capital on murder charges today, whisking him away in a helicopter to escape his private army of several hundred bodyguards, officials said. 

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today called for an immediate end to violent protests which have engulfed Istanbul for two days, in what were one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Islamist-rooted leadership came to power. 

An influential cleric has called on Sunni Muslims from around the Middle East to go to Syria to join the battle against President Bashar al-Assad.

Clashes resumed Saturday morning between police and protesters at central Istanbul's Taksim Square, where demonstrations had begun four days earlier.

An earthquake of mild intensity measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale shook the metropolis and neighbouring South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. 

The condition of Congress leader and former Union minister V C Shukla, who was injured in a deadly Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh last week, continues to show signs of improvement but it remains critical. 

BJP leader L K Advani today appeared to prefer an "humble" Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over Narendra Modi in the race for BJP's Prime Ministerial face in next Lok Sabha elections. 

Goa government today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the suspected food poisoning incident at two jails here in which a prisoner died and over 100 inmates took ill. 

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today resigned from the high-profile position in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal that has rocked Indian cricket, piling up pressure on N Srinivasan to follow suit. 

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Scotland Yard is set to question the second suspect shot at the scene of last week's terror attack which resulted in the murder of soldier Drummer Lee Rigby in south-east London. 

A CRPF officer was today killed in an encounter with suspected Naxalites in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh. 

Delhi resident Preeti Rathi, who was battling for her life at Bombay Hospital here for the last one month after a man threw acid on her, succumbed today. 

Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy made a surprise comeback today as the executive chairman of the struggling information technology company.  Company insiders and investors have been wanting Murthy come out of retirement and do what Steve Jobs did at Apple Inc.

And less than a month back, he ruled out the possibility.In an interview to Live Mint on May 7, Murthy said, "At this stage, looking at the data that I have, I wouldn't say that. So, who knows what happens in the future, I am not gone, cannot say what I will do tomorrow, I may not be there tomorrow morning. So, it is not possible for me to predict what will happen tomorrow."

"Sitting where I am, looking at the data, I don't see that happening. I think it's all speculation," he added.

Read the full interview here

Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: Friends of N Srinivasan in the BCCI and those from the Congress, BJP DMK, CPM and AIADMK claim that he graduated to real politicking because of his college mate Murasoli Maran of DMK, the father of Dayanidhi Maran. 

Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma's personal security officer, who was critically injured in the deadly Naxal attack in Bastar, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Raipur on Saturday, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 28.

"PSO Siyaram Singh, who had received serious intestinal injuries in the gun fire, died of multiple organ failure in the wee hours," Dr Sandeep Dave at Ramkrishna Care hospital told PTI.

Singh had received bullet injuries, which caused infection in several body parts, he said, adding that ten more injured persons being treated at the hospital are out of danger.

The United Progressive Alliance will decide its strategy on Monday on the ambitious food security bill amid talk of a special session of Parliament.

It was made known after Congress top brass including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party Chief Sonia Gandhi at an over three-hour-long meeting in New Delhi discussed the options of calling a special session or taking the ordinance route in the wake of opposition's "uncooperative" attitude.

Sheela Bhatt reports from in New Delhi: According to a member of the BCCI,  "Tomorrow President N Srinivasan will step aside if not step down from his current position."

While talking to rediff.com he said that the it was unlikely that the BCCI will allow Srinivasan to have his say while stepping aside. Neither a new  treasurer nor a new secretary of Srinivasan's choice will be appointed.

In fact, the murky politics of the BCCI will take a new turn tomorrow. After,  the exit of the tainted president the balance of power will shift too.

The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar are playing games behind the scene. Arun Jaitley and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi are working in tandem to ensure that their stakes remain unaffected. Both are working out a strategy and are not meek players in power politics inside the BCCI to be lead or directed by television reports or headlines screaming in newspapers, says a source in the BCCI board. 

When Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested Jaitley and Modi had told Srinivasan to step down but still they kept away from creating headlines. Now, once Srinivasan loses control of the BCCI a new clique will emerge. However, Srinivasan is an old player when it comes to power politics in the world of cricket. BCCI board members claim nobody is underestimating Srinivasan, even when his chips are down.   

CNN-IBN reports: BCCI chief N Srinivasan has set two conditions and has his own plans for tomorrow's meeting. He wants to appoint the BCCI secretary and treasurer himself before he steps aside. He also wants to be a representative in the ICC.  

Narayana Murthy on his son Rohan Murthy's role in Infosys: I have been away from executive responsibilities for the last seven years therefore I am not as much in touch with the youth of Infosys. Post-retirement period was set apart for doing things with youngsters I enjoy working with. My son Rohan will be my executive assistant. He has no leadership role. Strong cadre of management at Infosys... the only role that Rohan has is to make me more.

Kerala has reported the season's first death due to H1N1 virus ahead of the onsetof southwest monsoon as various types of viral fever spread inthe state, including a large number of dengue cases.   

A 27-year-old woman died of H1N1 at Maranadu in Kollamdistrict yesterday, which was the first such case of the season, sources said.       

According to the health department sources, over 60 dengue cases have been reported in the last two days alone, as the public health sector is struggling to cope with the situation with hundreds of fever cases being reported from various districts.

There was a major accident involving four to five cars on the Western Express Highway near the Aarey Flyover, Mumbai, reports Traffline. South-bound traffic is likely to be impacted.

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N R Narayana Murthy, who was appointed as the executive chairman of Infosys, said a press conference, today, "When I left, I had never imagined I will return to Infosys. Infosys has been the story of my adult life. I was in a dilemma when I was asked to return. I had to consider carefully if I wanted to return."

"I am very thankful to everyone.This is a second innings for me and a new challenge. I am glad to add value and the quickest way to add value is to use competencies of small teams," he added.

Murthy has stepped down from the company in 2011.

   

BCCI President N Srinivasan calls for an emergency meet tomorrow in Chennai over the Indian Premier League betting row. All BCCI board members are expected to attend the meet at 11 am.

Sources tell CNN-IBN that a compromise formula has been worked out for Srinivasan's exit. He will "step aside" (not resign) till the probe into the betting scandal is over is likely tomorrow.

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said, "Some announcement is likely at the BCCI meet tomorrow. It will be working committee meet, all members may not present."

Sources inform that Shashank Manohar likely to be named interim BCCI president.      

Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: The Congress core committee  met today to discuss the Chhattisgarh Naxal attack, the Food Security Bill and the possibility of the BCCI going to the hands of the BJP with Arun Jaitley as the chief of the cricket board. 

The core committee has authorised Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath to interact with the leaders of Opposition on the special session for the Food Security Bill in the last week of June or first week of July. Finance Minister P Chidambaram also explained to the core committee about the negative media reporting on growth rates.

There was discussion about the possible transfer of Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt, say sources.

CNN-IBN reports: According to Mumbai police sources, BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan claims that someone called Terry from the International Cricket Council warned him about bookie links in April when the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League was starting.

Mumbai police suspects Terry could be an official of the anti-corruption unit of the ICC, say sources

The Congress core group is holding a meet currently to discuss Food Security issue and situation in Andhra Pradesh over Telangana demand.

Deadly tornadoes slammed Oklahoma City and wreaked havoc killing five people, including a mother and her baby, days after the region was battered by a monster storm that claimed 24 lives. More than 50,000 people were without power by on Friday evening in the Oklahoma City area because of the severe weather, the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company said. Also, more than half the city of Mustang, 27 kilometre south of Oklahoma City, was without power, Mustang Fire Chief Roy Widmann said.

Infosys appoints N R Narayana Murthy as executive chairman of board. He will get a five-year tenure at a compensation of Rs 1 per year.

A co-founder of the company, Murthy had stepped down from the board in 2011.

Also, K V Kamath will step down as chairman of the board and will be the lead independent director.     

The scandal-ridden BCCI could be forced to prepone its emergency working committee meeting due to the crisis created by the resignation of two senior Board functionaries, Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur said today.

The under-fire N Srinivasan's adamant stand of sticking to the post of BCCI President despite the credibility-crisis created by the IPL spot-fixing scam, last night prompted Board Treasurer Ajay Shirke and Secretary Sanjay Jagdale to resign in protest.

Srinivasan has convened a working committee meeting on June 8 to discuss the crisis but it might have to be rescheduled to an earlier date.

"It is sad to see the BCCI Secretary and Treasurer resign. We have requested the President to prepone the meeting and discuss the issues," Thakur said.

All owners (seven out of nine, by one estimate) of the Indian Premier League teams are being investigated by one government agency or another, in one country or another, for economic offences of one kind or another. Since this is a shady operation run by shady characters, Indian companies known for their professionalism, entrepreneurial innovation and technical excellence have stayed away from the IPL altogether, writes Ramachandra Guha in The Telegraph.

The IPL is representative of the worst sides of Indian capitalism and Indian society, he says.

Read the full column here

Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan has reportedly been served an ultimatum by members of the board: "You go or we go."

"I don't think we can function now. The BCCI has to appoint new members," said Retired Justice T Jayaram Chowta, who is a part of the three-man inquiry commission probing the alleged betting charges against Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan.

The BCCI emergency meet, which was to be held on June 8, is likely to the rescheduled. According to sources, the process of calling the emergency meeting has begun and a decision is expected in the next 24 hours. 

NDTV reports: "You will hear something significant today," said Arun Jaitley when asked about reports that all five BCCI vice-president's might resign today. Jaitley is one of the vice-presidents of the board.

Two top BCCI officials -- secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke -- quit their respective posts yesterday in a bid to put pressure on beleaguered Board president N Srinivasan to step down in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.

The Group of Ministers on the empowerment of the CBI were on Friday briefed by Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati on the Supreme Court order asking the government to suggest ways for empowering the agency.