At least two poachers were killed by forest guards in Assam's Orang national park on Tuesday, an official said. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in a money laundering case. He must appear before it on April 20, an official told Media on Tuesday. ....

In a late night meeting on Monday, senior Tamil Nadu ministers discussed the issue of having talks with rival faction led by former Chief Minister O.Pannneerselvam, said Finance Minister D.Jayakumar. ....

Five persons, including two pedestrians, were killed and four others injured in a road accident near Panaji on Monday evening, police said. ....

A day after the Telangana legislature passed a bill hiking the quota for backward Muslims from four to 12 per cent, the BJP said the move would create social tensions and called it a "black day". ....

The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates on Monday won the two Jammu and Kashmir legislative council seats, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate lost in a surprise development. ....

IUML strongman and sitting legislator P.K. Kunhalikutty has increased his lead to over 50,000 votes after more than one hour of counting at the Malappuram Lok Sabha seat on Monday. ....

The car of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Bhuj Nima Acharya was attacked by unidentified persons near Loriya village of the district on Sunday. ....

Authorities on Sunday stepped up security at Hyderabad Airport following reported threats to hijack an aircraft. ....

The deaths from the collapse of a garbage dump in Sri Lanka rose to 20 on Sunday, the disaster management centre said. ....