Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): As many as 13 people were arrested and 1,550 were taken into preventive custody in 38 districts in connection with the RJD sponsored 'Bihar bandh' on Saturday, police said.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits an assembly of four or more people in an area was imposed in 44 districts of the state.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the ruling Left Democratic Front won 12 seats each in local body bypolls held for 28 wards in 12 districts of Kerala.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Over 62.4 per cent voter turnout was recorded at 15 Assembly constituencies covering four districts that went to polls in the fourth phase of elections in Jharkhand on Monday.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 16 (ANI): A severe dengue outbreak has claimed the lives of at least 120 people and affected over 87,000 others across 11 districts in the island country, health officials said here on Monday.
Hong Kong, Dec 16 (ANI): Hundreds of Hong Kongers who participated in the lunchtime protests across a few commercial districts on Monday wrote Christmas cards for people injured or arrested during the months of unrest against the city's government.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The suspension of internet services, which was enforced in 10 districts of Assam amid major protests across the state over the amended citizenship law, was on Monday extended for another 24 hours.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended temporarily as a precautionary measure in some districts of West Bengal, sources said.
Assam/Meghalaya [India], Dec 14 (ANI): The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced that the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2019 exams in several districts of Assam and Meghalaya's Shillong scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed.
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): An intense thunderstorm activity was reported over the Sitapur district in Eastern Uttar Pradesh by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
Latehar (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): One villager died, while another was critically injured after an improved explosive device (IED), allegedly planted by Naxalites, exploded in the Bulbul jungle in the Peshrar police station area located at the border of Lohardaga and Latehar distric