Drawing flak from the Opposition on deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, the police has decided to bust organized crime syndicates and seize assets of economic offenders, a top police officer said on Sunday.

The probability of a baby being born with congenital anomalies is seven times higher in areas of Bhopal affected by the 1984 gas tragedy, doctors said on Sunday. The effect is evident even in the third generation.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said the government will not issue licences to new private universities in the state, saying they are "not needed in a small state".

The Lok Sabha on Monday mourned the death of children in a road accident in Jalandhar district of Punjab.

A month after quitting the Rajya Sabha seat as well as the JD(U)'s primary membership, senior leader Upendra Kushwaha launched political party Rashtriya Lok Samata Party with a pledge to oust the NDA government in Bihar.

In view of increased activities of Naxalites in neighbouring Nepal, police in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh along Indo-Nepal border have been directed to maintain a vigil.

Delhi Police on Sunday claimed to have solved the killing of two siblings with the arrest of their 22-year-old uncle and his two friends who were eyeing Rs 30 lakh the victims' family had got in a property deal.

Aiming at adding aesthetic grandeur to the historical Mughal Road, the Jammu and Kashmir government will launch a mega beautification-cum-eco development project.

Claiming that the base of PDP in the state is fast eroding, a National Conference leader on Saturday said the party will be wiped out from Jammu and Kashmir in the 2014 general elections.

The minimum temperature on Sunday hovered around normal levels in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, with the MeT here saying they are set to rise over the next few days.