The NDA government in Bihar has cancelled 350 contracts worth Rs 826 crore, which were awarded during the previous RJD-led 'Mahagathbandhan' dispensation in the state for supplying drinking water in rural areas, a minister said on Tuesday.

Accusing the ruling National Democratic Alliance of not following the convention of giving Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's position to the opposition, the INDIA bloc on Tuesday fielded Congress leader K Suresh as its candidate for the Speaker's position against Om Birla.

A London-bound Air India flight received a bomb threat on Tuesday but no explosives were found, an official here said.

Kota MP Om Birla on Tuesday filed nomination for the post of the Lok Sabha Speaker as an NDA consensus candidate, a position he held in the previous House.

The NDA has decided to nominate Om Birla for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker once again, following days of speculation. BJP's Om Birla, who served as Speaker in the previous Lok Sabha, is set to file his nomination today. Sources indicate that the opposition INDIA bloc is unlikely to contest the post, making Birla's election unopposed a strong possibility

Supriya Sule on Tuesday took oath in the Lok Sabha as the Member of Parliament from Baramati, Maharashtra.

Kota MP Om Birla on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid indications that he will again be the ruling National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.

On the 49th anniversary of Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that its dark days are a reminder of how the Congress subverted basic freedoms and trampled over the Constitution which every Indian respects greatly.