Five people were killed and two others injured when a man armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades stormed into the newsroom of a community newspaper chain in the US state of Maryland, prompting law enforcement agencies to provide protection at the headquarters of all American media organisations.

Heavy rains slowed down the progress of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims as authorities allowed only a small batch of 856 yatris from here to move towards the valley on Friday to avoid overcrowding at the base camps.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday proposed to set up a consulate in Hyderabad.

"He is an empty vessel that sounds much. He is being fed wrong information about Bengal's politics, and he is indulging in big talk. All his enthusiasm will come to an end after the 2019 general elections," Trinamool Secretary General Partha Chatterjee told reporters here.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel on Thursday called on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his party Congress' cooperation in smooth functioning of Parliament in the coming monsoon session beginning July 18.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday quizzed Odisha's richest MLA Sanatan Mahakud for his alleged involvement in a mining scam, informed sources said.

Describing Narendra Modi government as "coward and weak" in handling terrorism, the Congress on Thursday said the videos of surgical strike were released to divert attention from the falling value of rupee.

US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley on Thursday said Washington will not tolerate governments giving safe haven to terrorists and will communicate this message more strongly to Islamabad than it used to do in the past.