The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to disclose details of black-money probe to the petitioner.

The apex court also pulled up the Centre for not complying with its directions, including to hand over probe to SIT, on black-money issue.

The Supreme Court had earlier rejected Centre’s plea to recall its order for setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe all cases of black-money, saying it stepped in as for over six decades “the government failed to bring back the money stashed in foreign banks to the country”.

The apex court by its July 4, 2011 order had converted the High Level Committee (HLC) formed by the government to monitor all issues relating to black-money into an SIT by appointing former apex court judge B P Jeevan Reddy as its head.

Another former apex court judge M B Shah was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the 13-member SIT into which Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was inducted.

It included directors of CBI, Intelligence Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Chairman of CBDT, Director General of Revenue Intelligence, Director General of Narcotics Control, Director of Foreign Intelligence Office (FIO) and Joint Secretary of Foreign Trade.

The erstwhile HLC was headed by the Revenue Secretary.

Sensing that irresponsible statements by party leaders and members of the Sangh Parivar may derail his pro-development poll campaign, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday sent out a stern message saying petty statements by claiming to be well wishers of BJP are deviating the campaign.

Though Modi did not name any individual, Modi expression of unhappiness can be seen as his disapproval of the vitriolic rants by the likes of Pravin Togadia and BJP leader Giriraj Singh.

Modi tweeted: “With great happiness, the entire nation is looking towards BJP for going to people solely on the issues of good governance & development.”

“Petty statements by those claiming to be BJP’s well wishers are deviating the campaign from the issues of development & good governance.”

Modi’s attempt to set the record state comes amid suggestions that certain sections with the BJP and the larger Sangh Parivar are actively trying to discredit and derail his campaign given the increasing possibility that he will actually make it to 7 Race Race Course Road on May 16.

The Congress has also responded to Modi’s tweets. Senior party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “Modi has not even cancelled ticket of Giriraj Singh,so these are crocodile tears.”

Coming out in strong defence of Robert Vadra, Priyanka Gandhi alleged, on Tuesday, that attempt is being made to malign her husband but ultimately truth will prevail.

Addressing a rally in support of her mother and Congress candidate Sonia Gandhi she said, “Lot of harsh words are used for my family, my husband, I feel sad. I feel sad not for myself but because someone is being defamed and truth is not coming out.”

“I tell my children that truth will come out one day….I have learnt from Indiraji how to bear all this…when there is truth is the heart and when the intent is right then a shield forms inside us and the more we do good the stronger it becomes,” she said, adding, “I will fight with all my might.”

Priyanka also ruled that the elections are not being fought on issues of development and aspirations of the youth of the country.

Appealing for votes, she said, “I have no doubt that you will support Sonia ji, it is not because we have a long standing relationship but don’t vote for Sonia ji, you should give your vote for the country, for the future of your children.”

Vote for a country where people love each other, she added.

“My mother wasn’t born, but you’ll accepted her. That’s the beauty of this country,” she said.

Priyanka’s strong defence of her husband comes at a time when Robert Vadra’s business deals are increasingly being put under the scanner by the BJP and the media.

BJP leaders like Uma Bharti have even announced that Vadra will have to go to jail if the BJP comes to power.

Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has also often targeted Vadra by calling him ‘damaad’ and ‘jija’ while alleging that Vadra had made millions through largesse of the Haryana government under Congress’ Bhupinder Singh Hooda. However, Modi had later said in an interview that his government will not be vindictive towards any individual

Last week, American daily Wall Street Journal had published a damning report on Vadra’s shady business deals.

A 35-year-old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train in Masuri area and left behind a suicide note requesting Narendra Modi to take care of his daughter after his death, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Om Prakash Tiwari, who lived with his family in Loni area of Ghaziabad.

The suicide note recovered from his possession says, “Dear Narendra Modi Ji, you are going to become the Prime Minister of India. I am committing suicide due to financial problem. I request you to take care of my daughter after my death.”

Om Prakash has also stated in his one-page suicide note that nobody was responsible for his death.

“We have got to know that Om Prakash’s family had been facing financial problem for the past few years following which he took such extreme step last night,” said a senior police officer. His body has been sent for post mortem and further investigations are on, police said.

Former Coal Secretary P C Parakh has been summoned by CBI for questioning on April 25 in connection with allocation of coal block to Hindalco.

The agency has finished examining top executives of the Rs. 2.4 lakh crore Birla company in connection with the allocation.

CBI had registered a case naming 46-year-old Birla, Parakh and unknown officials of Hindalco and coal ministry last year under various sections pertaining to criminal conspiracy and corruption for alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks nine years back.

The probe in the case gained momentum after the agency took written answers from T K A Nair, Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in connection with entire coal scam especially on Talabira-II.

If you are travelling in Delhi Metro, beware of suspicious female commuters as almost 94 per cent of pickpockets held in the rapid transport system of the national capital region this year belong to the fair sex.

Figures calculated for the first three months (January- March) of 2014 by CISF, the nodal security agency for the Delhi Metro, show that out of the total 126 pickpockets held, 118 were women.

“The women pickpockets have an intelligent modus operandi. They either carry a young child with them or mingle in the crowd so well that their intentions become undoubtful. They largely target women passengers,” a senior official said.

Officials securing the 134 Metro stations in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad, however, say that commuters on the rapid rail service should be vigilant about their belongings and also about the activities taking place around them in the coach and in the platform area.

The abundance of women pickpockets have been a subject of challenge for security agencies in the Metro network including the CISF as the figures for the last year also depict a similar picture.

Last year, out of the total 466 pickpockets held across various places in the Delhi metro, 421 were women while the rest 45 were male. Women constituted about 90.34 per cent of the pickpockets in the network, considered the life line of NCR’s public transport system.

Both the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and local police force units, sources said, have launched special drives to identify and nab pickpockets with special focus on women.

Women officials of the CISF are being deployed in civil clothes to keep a check on the women who try to secretly whisk away valuables and cash of passengers in the Metro, the official said.

During January this year, the CISF also de-boarded 586 men from the Metro coaches exclusively meant for women.

Besides, 56 people were apprehended by the force so far this this year for the offence of walking on Metro tracks.

Seven instances of illegal arms being seized at the Metro entrance were also reported in the first three months of this year by the security force which has deployed close to 5,000 men and women to secure the network against any sabotage activity and security related threats.