Patna: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Monday asserted that "all minority groups" were secure in the country, "more than anywhere else in the world", though parties opposed to the BJP suggested otherwise because of "appeasement politics".

Agartala: The ruling BJP in Tripura will organise a 'rath yatra' across the state from the first of January, as the saffron party gears up for the assembly polls due early next year, a party leader said on Monday.

Balrampur (UP): In a bizarre accident, 90 sheep were run over by a train on the Gorakhpur-Gonda route here, an official said on Monday. A second train then ran over eight vultures feeding on the carcasses.

Mangaluru: Local Police on Monday arrested three accused in the Surathkal Jaleel Murder case that took place on Saturday evening in Krishnapura 9^th block.

Patna: The ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on Monday cried foul over reports of a corruption case being reopened against Lalu Prasad, the founding president of the RJD which helms the alliance.

Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state government will fight even for an inch of land, amid the simmering boundary dispute with Karnataka.

Belagavi (K'taka): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he will be travelling to New Delhi later in the day to discuss with the BJP's national leadership cabinet expansion and preparations for the 2023 Assembly polls.

Seoni: Five elephants have been brought to the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh from Karnataka for the protection of tigers, an official said on Monday.