New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties on Saturday held deliberations at an online meeting to reach a consensus on issues that they would raise to corner the government during Parliament's Monsoon session beginning July 21 and convey a message of unity.

Munger (Bihar): In a sensational claim, Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday told a rally in Bihar that a "conspiracy" to blow him up "with a bomb" has been hatched by his detractors, who have ceaselessly tried to "break" him.

Beijing: China on Saturday formally started the construction of the USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, closer to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.

New Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju has said that minorities are enjoying absolute freedom and protection in India because of the Hindu majority, and asserted that the country is safest for minorities.

Bengaluru: BJP leader R Ashoka on Saturday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hand over the investigation into the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium here during the RCB victory celebration to CBI so that the real culprits behind the incident are identified and justice is served for the innocent lives lost.

Gwalior: A police sub-inspector was taken off field duty after he allegedly dragged a man atop the bonnet of a high-end car for about 200 metres before he fell off the vehicle in Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

Kalaburagi: City police have arrested five men who had been accused in various cases of theft, abduction and robbery and also confiscated the cash and items, including jewelry that had been stolen by the men, City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa SD has said.

Kochi: The Lakshadweep administration is considering the acquisition of Bitra, one of the inhabited islands in the archipelago, for defence purposes.