Several policemen were injured and vehicles set ablaze after an ongoing protest against a coal mining project turned violent in the Tamnar area of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, officials said.

Eight wagons of a goods train have derailed in Bihar's Jamui district, causing disruption of railway services on the Howrah-Patna-Delhi route, officials said.

Goa is bracing for an influx of tourists in the run-up to New Year's Eve, as at least five lakh visitors are expected to throng the beaches and party hotspots of the coastal state to usher in the festivities, an official said on Sunday.

 Two persons have been arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession in Manipur's Imphal East district, police said on Sunday.

Following a continuous dry spell for more than a month, the mid and high hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive light rain or snowfall between December 31 and January 2, as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayas, the Met office forecast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a national conference of chief secretaries where he had insightful discussions on various issues relating to governance and reforms, officials said.

Senior Congress leader and AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal has expressed regret over the manner in which the Karnataka government’s demolition drive in Kogilu village was carried out, saying the action should have been undertaken with greater caution and “compassion,” according to a tweet on Friday.

A 24-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in Suraram here after allegedly losing money playing online games, police said on Saturday.