A 21-year-old physically-challenged girl has been allegedly gang-raped by two youths in Bihar's Purnea district, police said on Friday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday termed the Supreme Court verdict on the recently held state panchayat polls as "a victory of democracy" and claimed the joint efforts of BJP, CPI-M and Congress to malign Bengal over the issue of uncontested seats during the election, have fallen flat.

The CPI-M politburo member Prakash Karat on Friday asked the Indian government to refrain from "false prestige" and allow United Arab Emirates (UAE) to donate Rs 700 crore for flood-hit Keral.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday urged people impacted by the floods to submit to the government details of the losses they have suffered.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi who conducted aerial survey of Kerala’s devastation could have diverted his flight towards Kodagu district. Forget visiting the state. Even he did nothing to console and instill confidence among Kodagu victims”, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said.

Onam, Kerala's most important festival, will see subdued celebrations on Saturday in the state and whereever Keralities live due to the terrible misery heaped by the worst floods in nearly a century.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed chargesheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav and others in a money laundering case related to the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract.