Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.

All seven candidates - six of the Trinamool Congress including Derek O'Brien and Saket Gokhale and one from the BJP - were elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament on Monday, West Bengal Assembly officials said.

In a noteworthy addition to the Bal Bharti textbook used in Taluka Ardhapur, the story of Ejaz Nadaf, a courageous young individual who received the prestigious "National Bravery Award," is now being featured. Ejaz's remarkable act of bravery at the age of 16 has gained recognition and praise in this educational material.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking action against stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi for allegedly humiliating lawyers and the judicial system on his show 'Bas Kar Bassi'.

The BJP on Monday called the opposition parties' meet in Bengaluru a "meeting of opportunists and power-hungry" leaders and said such an alliance will not do any good for the country at present or in the future.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Assam government and others on a plea against an order of the Gauhati High Court which dismissed a PIL on a series of police encounters since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed power in May 2021.