New Delhi, June 19 - Indian Army was playing a vital role in the relief operations of more than 1,200 tourists stranded in North Sikkim, said officials on Wednesday.

Patna, June 19 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir.

Lucknow, June 19 - Continuing its effort to develop Uttar Pradesh as a food basket of India and ensure that the benefits of all government schemes reach the farmers of the state, the Yogi Adityanath-led government has decided to form a farmer producer

Bhopal, June 19 - Congress-turned-BJP leader Kamlesh Shah on Tuesday filed nomination for the bypoll scheduled to be held on July 10 in the Amarwara Assembly segment in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district.

Itanagar, June 18 - Incessant monsoon rains during the past two days triggered landslides, flash floods and water logging in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh, badly affecting normal life in several districts, officials said on Tuesday.

Panaji, June 18 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that if Goa had been liberated from Portuguese rule on August 15, 1947, the coastal state would have become a more advanced state.

Mumbai, June 18 - The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the biennial elections for the 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council will be held on July 12, and votes will be counted the same day.

Mumbai, June 18 - A day after the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced filing a petition in the court against the misuse of government machinery in Mumbai North West constituency, Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena supremo Eknath Shinde criticised the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction,

Shimla, June 18 - The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday cancelled the leave of all employees and officers of the Jal Shakti Department as the drought situation worsened owing to the prevailing heatwave.

Kolkata, June 18 - The West Bengal Congress on Tuesday announced candidates for the Assembly bypolls in Raiganj in North Dinajpur district and Bagda in North 24 Parganas district to be held on July 10.

Chandigarh, June 18 - Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said his government has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to wipe out the drug menace.

Kolkata, June 18 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met influential Rajbongshi leader and BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Cooch Behar, Ananta Maharaj, at the latter's residence.

Shimla, June 18 - The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Tuesday, gave approval to give one-time relaxation for one year in the upper age limit to candidates appearing for the recruitment of 1,226 posts of constable in the

New Delhi, June 18 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release on bail a person accused of defrauding the Bank of Baroda of over Rs 2.50 crore by availing auto loans based on fictitious customer applications.

Guwahati, June 18 - Six trains operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) were cancelled on Tuesday while others were diverted owing to the train mishap near New Jalpaiguri in Darjeeling district on Monday.

Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 - Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Tuesday asked the Centre to announce a comprehensive probe into the manner in which the NEET qualifying examination for the year was conducted.

Amaravati, June 18 - Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday arrived at the State Secretariat here to a warm welcome by his Cabinet colleagues and officials.