RBsCong leader Chacko quits before Kerala polls

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader from Kerala and former party in charge for Delhi PC Chacko on Wednesday resigned from the party saying it lacked internal democracy and was ridden with factionalism. Chacko, a former MP from Thrissur who was always considered close to Gandhis, also said there was no place for merit in the ranks. INSIDE

UP rape survivor’s father killed in accident

Kanpur: The father of a 13-year-old rape survivor was killed on Wednesday in a road accident outside a health centre in Kanpur’s Ghatampur area, where the girl was taken for a medical examination, the police said. The aggrieved family claimed that the girl’s father was killed in a planned manner. — PTI

ED summons to Mehbooba ‘stayed’

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave an interim stay on summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter said. The matter was posted for March 18 with a direction to the ED not to press for her personal appearance on March 15. INSIDE