Edited By Zoya Anna Thomas With Pti Inputs

• Four JD(U) Legislators Disqualified For Anti-party Activities By Bihar Assembly Speaker

  Four legislators belonging to Nitish Kumar's party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) were today disqualified by the Bihar Assembly Speaker for anti-party activities.

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  Policemen Suspended After Woman Is Burnt By Her Alleged Rapists in Ludhiana

  Three policemen, including two assistant sub-inspectors, in Ludhiana have been suspended for dereliction of duty after a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was set on fire last week, died this morning.

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  Burdwan Blast Accused Shahnoor Alam Arrested From Assam

  Sahanur Alam, a key accused in the Burdwan blast case, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency late on Friday night.

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  Kolkata Civic Bodies Finally Give Permission For Amit Shah's Rally, BJP Hails It As 'Moral Victory'

  A day after Calcutta High Court gave conditional permission to BJP chief Amit Shah to hold a rally in the heart of Kolkata tomorrow, the city municipal corporation and the fire brigade have also given the party the go-ahead.

• Election Commission To Hold 'Further Consultations' Before Deciding on Jammu and Kashmir Polls

  The Election Commission today interacted with political parties in Jammu and Kashmir as part of an exercise to decide the timing of Assembly polls in the state which was recently ravaged by floods. The commission however said that it will hold further consultations before taking a decision.

• Three Men Allegedly Open Fire at Policemen in Connaught Place

  Three unidentified men allegedly fired shots at two policemen in the busy Connaught Place area in Central Delhi on Saturday evening.

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  Election Commission Expresses Displeasure at Nitin Gadkari's Bribes-For-Votes Remarks

  The Election Commission today expressed displeasure at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks that appeared to endorse bribes for votes during campaigning for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

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  88 Killed, Over 10 Lakh Displaced in Flood-Hit Assam And Meghalaya

  At least 88 people have been killed and over 10 lakh displaced in flood-hit Assam and Meghalaya.

• 43 Indian Nurses Who Were Stranded in Libya Arrive in Kerala

  Forty-three Indian nurses, stranded in strife-torn Libya, arrived in Kerala this morning.

• PM Modi's Special Puja at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, visited the famous Pashupatinath temple this morning where he performed a special prayer.

• Badaun Rape Case: CBI to Exhume Victims' Bodies for Fresh Autopsy

  The Central Bureau of Investigation has decided to exhume the bodies of two young girls who were found hanging from a tree in a small village in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, in May this year.

• Digvijaya Singh to Stage Week-Long Hunger Strike in Guna

  Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh will stage a seven-day hunger strike at the Guna district headquarter in Madhya Pradesh starting today. He is protesting against the state government for not providing relief to natural-calamity hit farmers.

• 'Will Ask My Boys to Rape CPM Women': For Trinamool MP's Shocker, Wife Apologises

  The wife of Trinamool Congress MP and popular Bengali actor Tapas Pal has apologised for her husband's shocking comment that he would send "our boys to rape CPM women if necessary."

• Kidnapped Indian Techie Released in Sudan

  32-year-old techie Irfan Jafferi, who was kidnapped three months ago by gunmen at Darfur in Sudan, has been released and is currently with Sudanese authorities.

• Delhi Wakes Up to Light Rain

  Delhi woke up to light showers and partly cloudy skies this morning.