New Delhi  - At least 18 people were killed in clashes between workers of rival political parties during village-level elections in India's eastern state of West Bengal, news reports said Monday.

The violence between the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the opposition Congress party workers in seven districts that went to polls Sunday also left hundreds injured, the Times of India daily reported.

New Delhi  -  At least

New Delhi, May 18 : An Indian and a Nepalese, who were kidnapped in Western Afghanistan, 27 days ago were released safely late Saturday night.

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Srinagar, Kashmir  - At least six suspected Muslim militants were killed by security forces in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

New Delhi  - At least eight people including a leader of a regional political party and his aides were killed when the bombs they were allegedly carrying in their car exploded in India's southern s