Death toll related to Bengal panchayat polls increases to 42

Kolkata (IANS) The overall death toll in connection to the recently-held panchayat polls in West Bengal increased to 42 on Wednesday after three people were killed in South 24 Parganas district.

Amid night-long clashes in Bhangar, epicentre…

PM to embark on 2-nation tour of France, UAE tomorrow

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday.

From Wednesday to Thursday, Modi will visit Paris at the invitation of French president Emmanuel Macron.

The…

Five Lashkar terrorist associates arrested in J&K's Budgam

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with other security forces have arrested five terrorist associates linked to the  proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba in Central Kashmir's Budgam district and recovered incriminating materials…

Thane police nab MP man with machine gun, 20 pistols, ammunitions

Thane (IANS) In a shocking development, a wanted man from Madhya Pradesh has been arrested while smuggling in a large cache of arms and ammunition into Maharashtra through the border district of Dhule, top officials said here on Wednesday.

The…

Rural Polls: Trinamool scripts thumping win; BJP finishes distant second in Bengal

Kolkat (IANS) As expected, the ruling Trinamool Congress scripted a thumping victory in all the three tiers of the panchayat system in West Bengal which went to the polls on July 8.

BJP finished a distant second in all the three tiers -- zilla…

Rescue operations by Army, govt underway in Punjab's Patiala

Chandigarh (IANS) Rescue operations by the Indian Army along with the civil administration were underway on Tuesday after continuing throughout the night with a full-fledged flood-like situation in Punjab's Patiala city.

“Rescue and evacuation…

Operation to rescue 300 from high-altitude Spiti begins

Shimla (IANS) A tough operation to clear landslides in Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude Spiti Valley began on Tuesday morning to rescue 300 people, including 75 women, by road from the snow-marooned region.

They have been stranded at the glacial-fed…

Counting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid violence

Kolkata (IANS) Counting of votes for the 73,887 seats in the three-tier panchayat system of West Bengal started on Tuesday amid reports of sporadic violence and clashes coming from different parts of the state.

Of the 73,887 seats, 928 are…

150 kg tomatoes stolen in Jaipur

Jaipur (IANS) Unidentified miscreants stole 150 kg tomatoes from a shop in Jaipur's Mohana Mandi, a vegetable market.

The incident was captured by the shop's CCTV camera.

The shop owner, Hameed, found that six boxes of tomatoes…

Voices of dissent against Shivraj's 'bulldozer justice' getting shriller in MP

Bhopal (IANS)  Enraged at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government initiating a bulldozer action against urination incident accused Pravesh Shukla in Madhya Pradesh, the Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Samaj (ABBS) has come out in support of…