State govt said it is not averse to seeking Army's help to maintain law and order.
A stone-pelting mob attacked personnel of army and paramilitary forces who were trying to clear the road blockade in Sonipat, leading to a clash in which there were some "casualties".
Congress candidate Shafia Zubair won the Ramgarh assembly poll in Rajasthan, while BJP candidate Krishan Middha won over his nearest rival from the Jannayak Janata Party for the high-stakes Jind bypoll in Haryana.
Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different farmers' bodies blocked state and national highways at several places on Saturday, causing inconvenience to commuters.
While 15 candidates are in the fray from this Jat-dominated constituency that has a voter strength of over 1.60 lakh, the main contest is seen between Phogat and 51-year-old Bishnoi.
In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
Due to heavy fog on Saturday morning, four flights have been diverted from Delhi airport.
Under the emergency plan, stringent actions are implemented based on the air quality of the city.
It is curtains down for Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls. Here's a look at political biggies, who made it and who didn't.
A 22-year-old youth was shot dead by the police in Bhiwani when he was returning from a party in the wee hours of Monday, his family alleged. But the police have claimed that it was a case of accidental firing. The main accused, constable Karmbir, has been arrested and a case against seven other personnel of Hisar's Hansi police has been registered, Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani, Sanjay Singh said.The killing of Kuldeep sparked violent protests in the area.
Until last month more than two-thirds of the Indian Army was deployed against Pakistan. Of 14 army corps, just four-and-a-half faced China, while more than twice that number was ranged against Pakistan.
Suddenly, brand activation is big business for India's Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) FM radio industry.
Internet and mobile SMS services have been suspended indefinitely by authorities in Rohtak district in the wake of protests by Jat community.
Factionalism has been made bitter by the level of personal attacks that warring senior leaders indulge in. Kavita Chowdhury reports.
Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 463 at 11.30 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time on Sunday and will lead the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party coalition government in the state. JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister.
Dushyant has now emerged as a leader of some reckoning in the Jat community, as well among Haryana's youth.
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
Reliance Industries Ltd is in talks with Haryana Agricultural University for possible cooperation in research and manpower development.
The joint secretary also said a high-level task force to work on frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing was formed on Sunday.
Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.
Govindacharya was responding well to medication till his condition suddenly deteriorated Monday night.
Optimistically preparing to shoot at the Games, air pistol exponent Verma, 29, is a late bloomer.
The massive operation to locate and arrest controversial 'godman' Rampal cost the exchequer over Rs 26 crore, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told on Friday.
The Gurugram Police on Monday detained Mahipal's mother and cousin for interrogation.
The air quality in Delhi remained poor Sunday with drop in wind speed even as authorities predicted further fall in air quality index of the national capital in the coming days.
National capital New Delhi witnessed yet another hot day on Saturday, recording a temperature of 44.5 degree Celsius.
Satinder Kumar, who represented India at the Asian championship, was found dead in his room at the SAI hostel in Hisar.
Asserting that the party is supreme and no one is above it, the letter by Om Prakash Chautala stated that the "anti-party activities" of INLD's Haryana unit secretary general Ajay Singh have "caused hurt and have become unbearable".
Arrested controversial godman Rampal on Thursday rejected charges that he had asked thousands of his followers to be kept hostage for past several days inside his ashram at Barwala to evade police action in a contempt of court case.
Amritsar was lashed by 17.2 mm of rain while Patiala had 20.4 mm of rain.
Parts of south, east and northeast India are expected to get some relief from the blistering heat, with the onset of monsoon expected to take place over Kerala on Saturday.
There was no relief for the national capital, with the mercury crossing the 44C mark in some parts of the city.
Large swathes of the country reeled under heatwave conditions on Tuesday with Churu in Rajasthan recording a high of 48 degree Celsius.
The national capital battled weather conditions in the "red category" as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1C,
Hisar-Dadri and Hissar-Bawana transmission lines tripped causing problems in transmission of electricity from Badarpur thermal and Indraprastha gas power plants.
The heat wave continued to sweep the plains of north India on Tuesday with maximum temperatures hovering around 40°Celsius.
A dust storm also hit the national capital on Saturday and its surrounding areas that had been reeling under the scorching heat for a few days.
The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at that time.
