Authorities said at least eight flats suffered varying degrees of damage

Nation

Major fire breaks out at Ghaziabad housing society, several flats damaged

Ramdhani Yadav being taken to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital.

Nation

Bihar shootout case: Main accused Ramdhani Yadav dies in police encounter

Security agencies have intensified armed patrols across vulnerable constituencies.

Nation

NIA deployed in 7 Bengal Assembly seats amid bomb fears during 2nd phase polling

Mamata Banerjee speaks to media during the final phase of the assembly elections in Kolkata.

POLITICS

‘BJP trying to rig polls’: Mamata Banerjee alleges misuse of central forces

Iskcon monks display ID cards while queuing to vote during Phase-II of assembly polls in Kolkata.

Nation

Thunderstorms, rain likely in Kolkata, South Bengal as second-phase voting continues

Voters queue up to cast their ballots during phase II of the West Bengal assembly elections in Kolkata.

POLITICS

Violence, vandalism mar early hours of phase-II polling in West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari.

POLITICS

Congress alleges ‘injustice’ to MP farmers, warns of highway blockade

Polling officials leave for their booths with EVMs VVPAT units in Kolkata

Nation

Stage set for South Bengal to vote in final phase, TMC fortress faces BJP test

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (R) with deputy CM Eknath Shinde

Nation

Maharashtra government softens its stand on mandatory Marathi for taxi, auto drivers

A police bike set ablaze by factory workers during the Noida protests on 13 April

Nation

Noida police ‘criminalising trade union activity’, says IFTU; calls it an attack on constitutional rights

A forest fire in Uttarakhand (file photo)

Environment

Uttarakhand forest fires scorch 144 hectares; tourism sector fears peak-season losses

The Sabarimala temple draws huge crowds during peak worship season

Nation

SC: you cannot block roads in name of faith; religious freedom is not absolute

The viscera of four bodies has also been sent for chemical analysis.

Nation

Police await forensic results of Mumbai family who died of 'food poisoning'