The TMC on Wednesday claimed that a 63-year-old man in West Bengal's Cooch Behar attempted suicide fearing harassment due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and accused the BJP and the Election Commission of triggering panic across the state.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are likely to address around 15 rallies in all in poll-bound Bihar, party sources said on Wednesday, as the electoral contest hots up in the crucial Hindi heartland state.

The all-party meet over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to "safeguard democracy" and all parties should attend it, setting aside political differences, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Wednesday.

Developing countries will need up to USD 365 billion every year by 2035 to adapt to worsening climate impacts, but the money to protect vulnerable communities is drying up, a new UN report said on Wednesday.

Speculation is rife that former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin is likely to be inducted into the Telangana Cabinet.

Delhi breathed a little easier on Wednesday as pollution levels dropped marginally; however, the air quality continued to stay in the "poor" range with an AQI of 279, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Regulator DGCA has revised more than 100 civil aviation regulations in the last six months after discussions with the industry, its chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said on Wednesday as he emphasised that the country's aviation sector is on the right path.

The Congress' youth wing filed a police complaint here on Wednesday, alleging "theft of rain" and claimed that the Delhi government's Rs 1.25-crore cloud-seeding experiment failed to produce showers over the city.