Political parties in Uttar Pradesh submitted 128 claims for inclusion of voters and no objections seeking deletion from the electoral rolls till Wednesday evening, with the maximum coming from the BJP, official data showed.

 The release of the much awaited TVK chief Vijay starrer multi lingual film "Jana Nayagan" has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, producer of the big budget movie announced on Wednesday.

Nearly 10,000 litres of vanaspati ghee was seized in Jaipur on Wednesday under the state's anti-adulteration campaign, officials of the Medical and Health Department said.

BJP MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi said that no heart specialist has been posted in the district despite repeated requests raised in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, as he addressed public anger following the death of a woman during delivery at a primary health centre in Lakhimpur Kheri.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday said the ICC is "willing to work closely" with it to address "security concerns" around the team's participation in the T20 World Cup in India even though its demand for a change of venue has not yet been accepted.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that a cancer centre, a trauma centre and a super-speciality hospital will be established in Haveri district, while medical colleges and advanced healthcare facilities will be set up in phases across the remaining districts of Karnataka.

BJP MLA G Janardhana Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the killing of a political worker during a clash here on January 1 was the result of a pre-planned conspiracy and squarely blamed ruling Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy for the incident.

A key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Aman Bhainswal, who was facing an Interpol Red Notice, was deported from the US on Wednesday in an operation coordinated by the CBI and arrested by the Haryana police at the Delhi airport, officials said.