MHA seeks detailed report from Bengal government over 8 deaths in Rampurhat violence, reports ANI

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Tuesday requested authorities in West Bengal to conduct an investigation in the Birbhum incident and submit a report within 3 days.

I joined Congress in 2018 with expectations that Congress will take steps on aspirations of the J&K public. I suggested organisational changes, but it was upsetting when I saw no changes post 2-3yrs: Vikramaditya Singh, son of Sr Congress leader Dr Karan Singh, on his resignation

A knife and car-ramming attack in southern Israel killed at least three people and wounded several others on Tuesday, in what police described as a suspected "terrorist attack".

Police said the attacker arrived at a gas station in the southern city of Beersheba shortly after 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) and "stabbed a woman".

BJP forms a 5-member fact-finding committee comprising Sukanta Majumdar, Bharati Ghosh, Brajlal, Satyapal Singh, KC Ramamurthy to collect evidence from the affected site and submit a report, reported news agency ANI. The party also demanded the state government to give relief to victims. 

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Two Pakistan Airforce pilots (PAF) died on Tuesday as training aircraft crashed near Peshwar in Pakistan, reports news agency ANI.

Maharashtra did not report any death due to Covid-19 on Tuesday for the second day in a row, while 156 more persons tested positive for the infection and 269 others were discharged following recovery, the state health department said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday provisionally attached immovable properties worth more than ₹6 crore belonging to a relative of Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met a few dissident leaders of the party at her residence in Delhi.

Union Cabinet approves bill to unify three municipal corporations in Delhi, reports news agency PTI.

Akhilesh Yadav, who won the first state election from Uttar Pradesh's Karhal, will resign from Lok Sabha today, reports news agency ANI.

After days of deliberations and discussions, Pushkar Dhami will be sworn in as Uttarakhand's next chief minister for a second straight term on Wednesday.

Authorities in Rajasthan’s Kota have barred the assembly of over four people under Criminal Procedure Code’s Section 144 from March 22 to April 21 to maintain law and order amid the screening of The Kashmir Files movie and during religious festivals over this period.

Punjab to observe freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's death anniversary, on March 23, as state holiday, says CM Bhagwant Mann.

BJP leader and Uttarakhand CM-designate Pushkar Singh Dhami to be sworn-in at 3:30pm at Dehradun's Parade Ground. Cabinet ministers to take oath as well.

India records 1,581 new Covid-19 cases and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours; active caseload dips further to 23,913.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends greetings to people of Bihar on anniversary of foundation of the state.

No survivors found in wreckage of China plane that crashed with 132 aboard, reports AP, citing local media.

Kerala govt will implement the Silverline project. There are attempts to mislead people. The project is for the future of our children...If asked privately, even the Congress leaders would also say that the project is necessary: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala CM, on Monday

India is an ‘exception’ among major US allies as it has been ‘somewhat shaky’ on western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine: Joe Biden, US President.