Trains were cancelled, buses went off the roads and Chattisgarh's iron ore transportation was disrupted as Maoists began a two-day shutdown in six states Wednesday to protest the killing of their spokesperson Chelukuri Rajkumar alias Azad.

More funds and development schemes for the northeastern states were promised as Tribal Affairs Minister Kanti Lal Bhuria wrapped up his three-day visit to the region Wednesday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday accused the city government-controlled Delhi Jal Board (DJB) of supplying dirty potable water to residents.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the central government on the mechanism being followed to monitor the capital's scrap markets for preventing people from being exposed to radioactive material.

A day after violent protests saw the killing of four people in firing by the security forces, the Kashmir Valley was "tense but peaceful" Wednesday, officials said. The Indian Army conducted flag marches through Srinagar to restore law and order and New Delhi sent Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to review the situation.

A parliamentary panel  deliberating on the civil nuclear liability bill is looking at increasing the cap on the operator's liability or even removing it, its chairman said Wednesday.

Heavy rains lashed the capital Wednesday leading to chaos on the roads as massive traffic jams were reported from various parts of the city.

Political parties in Maharashtra Wednesday flayed a central government affidavit in the Supreme Court that said the Marathi-speaking areas bordering Maharashtra and Karnataka belonged to the latter.

A 33-year-old man clobbered his alcoholic father to death with a grinding stone following a quarrel and walked into a police station to surrender, officials said here Wednesday.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a reply from police on a bail application filed by a man accused of raping two Dutch women in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi.