A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly committed suicide Wednesday by shooting himself in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.

To mark the World Polio Day, a 'Polio eradication Janajagruti Jatha' was held under the aegis of District Administration, Health and Family Welfare Department, National Polio Surveillance Unit, Nursing Institutes, and Rotary Organizations in the city on Wednesday.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged that CBI Director Alok Verma was forcibly sent on leave as he was collecting documents relating to the Rafale 'scam'.

The government Wednesday approved setting up of Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicating Authority for speedy disposal of cases related to benami transactions.

A small storm has been brewing in the central government. The department that has been ridiculed as ‘caged parrot’ the CBI has been witnessing infighting. The government is keen on intervening in the matter. But deep down, this is not a mere fight between officers alone. This is some sort of response mechanism that has kicked in with government wanting to take control of the department. This has resulted in officers clashing with each other. The vested reason behind the government’s keenness to intervene in CBI is basically to safeguard its own interests.

Train 18, the country's first engine-less train which is being regarded as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express, is set to hit the tracks for trials on October 29.

Lance Naik Ranjeet Singh was to come home to his village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban on Monday on two-month leave to attend to his pregnant wife and hold his child in his arms. However, it was his body that returned and his wife delivered a baby girl, hours before his last rites were held with full military honours.

Six people were killed in a clash in Gujarat's Kutch district following a dispute over village panchayat elections, police said Wednesday.