Kolkata: BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday claimed that 21 TMC MLAs of West Bengal are in touch with him.

Gwalior: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat should visit the homes of Bilkis Bano and Mohammad Akhlaq if he wanted to win the trust of the Muslim community.

Sitapur (UP): A student of a private school here shot at his principal on Saturday after the latter scolded him following an altercation with a peer, police said.

Dehradun: The body of Ankita Bhandari who worked in an Uttarakhand resort was recovered from a canal on Saturday, police said as the ruling BJP swung into action to expel its leader whose son, the main accused, owned the property and the administration began demolishing the structure.

Patna: The Patna High Court has sought a reply from the Bihar government on its decision to dismantle the historic Sultan Palace to build a five-star hotel, even as it stayed the proposed demolition of the iconic 100-year-old landmark in the heart of the city.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday got the nomination form for the AICC presidential poll collected from the party headquarters here with sources saying he is likely to file his papers on September 30.

Three persons were killed and six others sustained serious injuries in separate incidents of house collapse due to heavy rains, officials said on Saturday.

A migrant worker was killed and three other workers were injured as a liquid nitrogen gas cylinder exploded while being filled at a private plant here on Saturday, police said.