The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Monday slammed the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government over the encounter of the Badlapur sexual assault accused near Thane and criticised the Mahayuti, terming the killing as a breakdown of law and raising questions over the justice system in the sta
Three naxals, two males and one female, were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forest of Abujhmad at Chhattisgarh - Maharashtra border areas, Narayanpur police said on Monday.
Sharing details about the incident, District Collector Sanjay Agarwal said, "The lightning struck the eight people in the Joratarai village during rains. The six students who were returning to their homes back from school and the three other people took shelter under a shed below a tree."
A suspected accused in the Sultanpur jewellers robbery case was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) in the Achalganj area of Unnao on Monday, the Uttar Pradesh Police said in an official statement.
One policeman was killed and four sustained injuries following a 'remote-controlled bomb explosion' that targeted a police van escorting a convoy of foreign envoys en route to Malam Jabba from the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, according to Geo News.
"Enemies were killing our soldiers under the rule of the coward Congress government. Our soldiers were attacked, but Congress used to refrain from ordering an attack on enemies," CM Yadav said.
A five-year-old girl died while three others of her family, including a toddler, were injured when ceiling plaster in their house collapsed on them in Maharashtra's Thane, Thane Municipal Corporation officials said on Sunday.
At least 50 lives were lost and 20 injured in a devastating mine explosion in eastern Iran. The incident has also sparked fears that many more workers may be trapped beneath the rubble, according to a report by Al Jazeera.