According to reports, 50 people have died in Rajasthan, especially in Jodhpur and Jaipur due to lack of proper medical care since the strike began on Saturday.
Despite a furious attempt to break an opposing alliance of 4 Terai parties and regain power, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Tuesday lost the prime ministerial election for a record seventh time.
BJP and JMM are tying up after splitting three months back following cross voting by JMM chief Shibu Shoren in Lok Sabha during cut motions. Former CM Arjun Munda is likely to head the BJP-led government.
Pakistan's electronic media watchdog has sought the people's cooperation to black out Indian television channels on domestic cable networks, conceding that some of them had resurfaced after recently being taken off the airwaves.
Nearly 80 flights to and from Kolkata have been cancelled. The strike has disrupted normal life in Kerala. Services in banking and insurance sector were also affected in Andhra Pradesh.
A man in the US repeatedly raped one of his daughters, who was less than 13 years old, and locked up another in a room no bigger than a wardrobe for more than a year, it was reported on Tuesday.