MP Police file FIR against Digvijaya Singh over controversial post on ex-RSS chief Golwalkar

Bhopal (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has been booked for his social media post on former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief M.S. Golwalkar.

An FIR against the veteran Congress leader was…

200 tourists stranded near glacial-fed lake in Himachal rescued

Shimla (IANS) In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping…

Two killed as landslide hits bus in J&K's Doda

Jammu (IANS) Two persons were killed and one injured on Sunday when a landslide hit a bus in J&K's Doda district.

Officials said that a bus was hit by a landslide in Gandoh village of the district.

The bus was going to Jammu.

'Where are Central agencies', asks KCR on BJP MLA's Rs 100 cr claim

Hyderabad (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday questioned why the Central agencies were not probing the claim by Telangana BJP MLA that his party spent Rs 100 crore in an Assembly bypoll in the state.

Bengal Governor leaves for Delhi, might report to Amit Shah on panchayat polls

Kolkata (IANS) A day after the violence-marred panchayat polls, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose left for New Delhi on Sunday evening.

Although the Governor himself had not specified the purpose of his visit to the national capital, Raj…

'Ambassadors won't comment on India's internal matters': Govt on US envoy's remarks on Manipur

New Delhi (IANS) The government has said that foreign diplomats would not usually comment on India's internal developments, in an apparent reference to US Ambassador Eric Garcetti's comments that his country is "ready to assist" the Indian…

Voting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid widespread violence

Kolkata (IANS) Amid widespread violence, voting started on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal, with three deaths reported.

Murshidabad district, which has always been the epicentre of violence during the previous…

Missing Jain pontiff in K'taka murdered, police launch search for body

Belagavi (Karnataka) (IANS) A Jain pontiff who went missing in Karnataka earlier this week has been murdered as two accused persons, currently in police custody, confessed to killing him in Belagavi district, sources said on Saturday.

According…

Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls

Kolkata (IANS) As voting for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal is currently underway amid widespread violence, at least six deaths were reported in the first three hours of balloting on Saturday.

Of the six fatalities, two were…

Youth beaten up in MP, forced to lick sole

Bhopal (IANS) In yet another inhumane act in Madhya Pradesh, a youth was beaten up in Gwalior district and forced to lick the sole of a person's foot.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, two persons can also be heard hurling…