THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - At a time when elections are due in the state, Kerala assembly Wednesday took up a bill to circumvent last year's high court ruling against holding public meetings on the roadside.

NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had "thrown up his hands" on corruption and price rise and had tried to justify the 2G spectrum pricing by comparing it to subsidies in the food and fertiliser sectors.

CHENNAI - More than 2,000 DMK members, including MPs and legislators, protesting the arrest of 106 Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka were arrested here Wednesday to prevent a march to the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission.

KATHMANDU - Nepal's Maoist party, who had backed communist leader Jhala Nath Khanal to power a fortnight ago but then threatened to withdraw support following a row over ministries, is finally set to join the new government after getting its own way.

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said he had never felt like resigning because he had a job to do and there was a lot of unfinished business.