Ranchi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday parted ways with the opposition bloc INDIA, announcing that it will contest in eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections.

Addanki (Andhra Pradesh): One person died from suspected dehydration at an election meeting addressed by YSRCP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at Medarametla near Addanki in Bapatla district on Sunday, a police official said.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea by six rebel Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, against their disqualification.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre and his Kerala counterpart A K Saseendran on Sunday chaired a meeting of top forest officials of their states and Tamil Nadu to discuss adopting a joint SOP to manage human-animal conflict.

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was administered the oath of office as the Lokpal chairperson by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday, officials said.

Bathinda (Punjab): Former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was admitted to a hospital.

Patna: Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that every party wants him to be on its side, indicating he could tilt towards the one that offered a better bargain.

New Delhi: Two election commissioners are likely to be appointed by March 15 to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel, sources said on Sunday.