A businessman was shot dead in Bihar's East Champaran district on Monday while his driver is battling for life after receiving severe injuries, police said.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death at a family function here, police said on Monday, adding that his nephew and a friend have been arrested for the murder.

Two more people died due to floods in Cachar district of Barak Valley in Assam on Monday, taking the death toll to 23, even as the overall flood situation improved in the state.

The Mangaluru City Corporation which got the first place in solid waste management in the country, received the award at a programme at Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

A Muslim woman's family in Madhya Pradesh has turned against her because of a cause she stands for. She runs a cow shelter in Neemuch, 500 kms from her home. She has been getting threats not just from outsiders, but also from her own family for being a "cow protector". However, nothing will stop her from working in cow shelters, she says.

Senior Rajasthan BJP MLA and former Education Minister Ghanshyam Tiwadi on Monday resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but said he will remain associated with the RSS.

Social activist Harsh Mander has resigned as the Special Monitor at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), saying "there is no constructive role" for him to play.

Bengaluru: There is a debate going on whether or not to present the budget. There is also a view that the new budget should be presented after the Lok Sabha polls. So I do not know whether I will present the budget or not," said CM Kumaraswamy.