Jayant Narlikar and Geoffrey Burbidge were both students and colleagues of Fred Hoyle, the most visible proponent of the "steady-state" cosmological model, an alternative to the commonly accepted "big bang" model.

The senior leader of Nationalist Congress Party statement is likely to be recorded by the Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the case NCP leader Jayant Patil arrives at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office after being summoned in connection with a case concerning Infrastructure.