Tension gripped South 24 Parganas' Bhangar and its adjoining areas during the second phase of polling in West Bengal on Wednesday, with the Indian Secular Front (ISF) accusing TMC of trying to intimidate polling agents and influence voters.

 Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.

The case involving the discovery of a young man’s body in Seethangoli, Kumble, has been solved with the arrest of the main accused, police said.

 A college student allegedly died by suicide here, following which three policemen were suspended over allegations of harassment linked to his death by the victim's family.

Mizoram recorded a pass percentage of 87.67 in the class 12 board examinations on Wednesday, with boys scoring marginally higher than girls,

 A 36-year-old woman died allegedly by suicide at her home in this district, as she was deeply distressed over a marital dispute, police said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said voters

are casting their vote in West Bengal this time in a "fearless atmosphere", which was unimaginable in the past six or seven decades.

Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday expressed confidence that his party will come back to power in the state after the assembly elections and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign when the results come.