One jawan was killed and two others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in the National Park area of Bijapur district on Monday, a police official said.
The yatra began from Bihar's Sasaram on Sunday, with several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Kanhaiya Kumar and others participating.
Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Sharma confirmed that five people have lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries and are being airlifted to the military hospital in Pathankot.
A sudden flash flood hit a remote camping site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northern China, resulting in the deaths of eight people and leaving four others missing, according to local authorities, Global Times reported, citing Xinhua.
Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar and alleged "vote theft", will begin from Sasaram on Sunday. RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and others will join the yatra.
Three people died and seven others were critically injured after a KSRTC bus crashed into a broken-down truck parked on the highway near Ittinabail in Yellapur taluk on Friday night, said police.
These state awardees included social activists, artistes, litterateurs, poets, environmentalists, government officials and others, who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields in the larger public interest.
Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sat Sharma on Friday expressed grief over the cloudburst in Kishtwar, stating that more than 46 people have lost their lives and several others are injured.
Alongside, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hoisted the national flag at his residence in New Delhi on Friday on the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, joining millions across the country in celebrating the spirit of independence and national pride.
Bhagwat said that India strives to bring peace and happiness to the world. "India is a unique country. It strives to bring peace and happiness to the world and to share its Dharma with others... The reason we became independent was to ensure that everyone in our country could attain happines