UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned, saying she "inadvertently misled" MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants, the media reported on Monday.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rajeev Dhawan on Monday called it quits after a high profile showdown with CJI Dipak Misra.

Karnataka High Court's most senior judge Jayant Patel, who had ordered a CBI investigation in the controversial fake Ishrat Jahan encounter case in Gujarat, on Monday resigned reportedly for not being elevated as Chief Justice.

Vandana Sikka, wife of former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, resigned as Chairperson Infosys Foundation, USA, said the software major on Tuesday.

Blaming "gross human negligence" for the Uttar Pradesh train disaster, the Congress on Monday said Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu should immediately resign taking moral responsibility for the tragic incident and "reflect and introspect".