Mandi MP and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut has sparked controversy in Haryana, likening the farmers' protests to the unrest in Bangladesh, claiming that it could have led to a similar situation in India had the government not taken strong measures.

Two unidentified individuals posed as crime branch officials and tricked a 70-year-old man into removing his gold ornaments worth Rs 70,000 in Thane district, police said on Monday.

The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota.

Three cadres of proscribed militant outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) have been arrested for their alleged involvement in extortion, a police statement said.

Congress MP Vasant Chavan passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Hyderabad after prolonged illness, party sources said.

Doctors in Bihar's East Champaran district have removed several metal objects, including a key ring, a small knife and nail cutters from the stomach of a youth.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said Sunday the Rajasthan High Court is proudly counted among the nine such courts that protected the principles of justice even during the Emergency in the country.

Stepping up the attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday announced a series of programmes to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital here over two weeks back.