The ongoing heat wave conditions in most parts of Punjab and Haryana today continued unabated, claiming at least eight lives and forcing people in the region to confine indoors.

Punjab Government on Friday pulled up the state bureaucracy and directed it show "due respect" to MLAs after complaints that officers, especially at district headquarters, tend to "overlook" the legislators.

The International Olympic Committee on Saturday issued the roadmap for India's return to the Olympic fold under which the IOA will have to amend its constitution before July 15 and elect new office bearers by September 1, both under the watchful eyes of the world body.

A man was tied to an electric pole and beaten to death allegedly by his wife and three in-laws after a tiff in Muradpura area.

Air India spent over 85 percent of its Rs 6,000 crore equity infusion last year on clearing pending staff salaries, paying off aircraft loans and interest and its debt to oil companies and airport operators.

Works for laying of 15.054 km railway tracks to connect Agartala and Akhaura in neighbouring Bangladesh would start this year, official sources said on Friday.

Amid discontent among MLCs jostling for ministerial berths, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his council of ministers by inducting SR Patil, a former leader of opposition.

Senior BJP leader Prakash Javdekar on Friday said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was an "asset" and "most favourite" among all leaders of the party.

The ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab on Tuesday notched up an emphatic win in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections held on May 19.

Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi was allegedly assaulted by CRPF personnel on Friday when he had gone to inquire about the kidnapping and subsequent release of two garden labourers in Assam's Jorhat district.