Nearly 1200 resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in the city, on an indefinite strike for two days demanding adequate security, on Wednesday (september 8) called off their agitation following assurances from authorities that their demand will be met. "The issue has been resolved amicably and the strike has been called off," N K Mohanty, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said after a meeting with the agitating doctors.

The Indian Information Technology (IT) industry has criticised the move by Ohio state in the US to ban outsourcing. In a major blow for Indian IT companies that is likely to have far reaching implications, the US state of Ohio banned outsourcing of government IT and back-office projects to offshore locations such as India. This has also raised fears of similar moves by other American states. TCS, which is India's largest software firm, is the only Indian company to operate out of Ohio.

In what could be a major blow for India ahead of the Commonwealth Games as Sanamacha Chanu could face life ban after the weightlifter was tested positive for second time. Former Asian & Commonwealth Games champion tested positive during the trials for the CWG and will face a life ban if she is unable to clear her name before a hearing panel.

The Lahore High Court adjourned a hearing into the spot-fixing allegations against Pakistani cricketers until September 22 after PCB chairman and the players failed to appear before the court on Tuesday (September 7). Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor, Talib Rizvi said since its chairman Ejaz Butt and the players were in England they couldn't appear in person and he represented the board.

Two people were arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday (September 8) in connection with the German Bakery blast case in Pune. One of the accused, identified as Himayat Baig was arrested from Aurangabad, while thwe other suspect, identified as Bilal was arrested in Nashik. Police also claim to have recovered explosives from the duo. Baig is reportedly also wanted in a case related to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).