The mortal remains of union minister Gopinath Munde, killed in a road accident in New Delhi Tuesday, were consigned to the flames at his birthplace here Wednesday even as several politicians, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and MNS chief Raj Thackeray who were present faced the ire of the people demanding a CBI probe into the death.
There is still no news about an Indian aid worker who was kidnapped Monday by gunmen in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said.
The Indian mission in Ukraine has been facilitating the evacuation of 1,000 Indian nationals, particularly students, from the restive eastern region of Lugansk to Kiev, the Indian embassy said.
Bollywood, cricket and politics united in a lavish ceremony Tuesday, giving a royal salute to 2014 Indian Premier League champions, the Kolkata Knight Riders, and team owners Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla at a crowded Eden Gardens here.
Union minister and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde was killed in a car accident here Tuesday morning, rendering a set-back to the Narendra Modi government barely a week after he took charge.
Pressure mounted Monday on the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh over the grisly gang rape and murder of two minor girls in Badaun, with politicians and human rights agencies blaming the government for the poor law and order situation in the state.