Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia university and a seasoned bureaucrat Najeeb Jung was on Monday appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi while former Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul was made Governor of Meghalaya.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Reacting sharply to the development, BJP lodged a protest with Governor K K Paul and alleged it was "abduction" of its MLA.
The home minister held discussions with chief secretary and other state officials on the situation arising due to the forest fire and offered all assistance from the Centre.
A bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat expressed its anguish at the manner in which the order of the court was not carried out in its letter and spirit.
Bedi said she had been looking forward to working with Delhi Police personnel as a majority of them had been "trained by me."
Paul, now set for a five-year tenure as a member of the Union Public Service Commission, has claimed that Singh is planning to cause harm to him and his family and therefore, adequate security should be provided to them.
The reshuffle comes against the backdrop of an expected shifting of Paul to UPSC.
The reward, announced by Police Commissioner K K Paul, comes into force with immediate effect and will hold good for another year.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul to personally appear before it on Wednesday for failing to provide adequate police protection for the sealing drive in the capital.
Action will be taken as per the court directions on the SIT findings.
Dr Paul moves over to Union Public Service Commission to take the place of Gurbachan Jagat, former director general of Jammu and Kashmir police.
Magsaysay award winner Bedi has had a controversial past and has not done field work for almost two decades and has been busy in running her NGO or writing books praising her own achievements, a senior officer of Delhi police said.
All nine accused in the murder case were acquitted by the trial court after witness turned hostile.
Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul had even suggested that a separate case of forgery be lodged.\n
Delhi Police will seek custody of extradited gangster Abu Salem in connection with three extortion cases registered against him in the capital, Police Commissioner K K Paul said in New Delhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party said the incident was reminiscent of the Emergency days and demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the matter.
Bhura has been giving different versions to the Delhi police officials who questioned him along with the intelligence agencies through the night about the motive of moving around the prime minister's residence when he was not posted there.
Ajay Malik has accused K K Paul of harassing his missing father Balbir Singh.
Patil would discuss with Paul the progress made in the investigation into rape cases in the capital, including that of a Delhi University student in Dhaula Kuan in May last, the sources said.
Police have said the intention of the blasts was to cause panic.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil Tuesday directed officials to provide necessary relief immediately to the victims of the fire, which took place in the Yamuna Pushta area of east Delhi Monday night.
It was in Ramani's restaurant Tamarind Court in South Delhi that Jessica, a fashion model, was shot dead on the night of April 29-30, 1999.
Under the instructions of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the CBI had probed the disappearance of tigers from Sariska, which revealed that Chand was the man primarily responsible.\n
Rawat lost from Kichcha and Haridwar (Rural) seats.
The main accused, Rajesh, 24, was arrested from Chattarpur in Madhya Pradesh in the morning, Commissioner K K Paul said.
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