Tension erupted in Murshidabad’s Farakka on Wednesday following allegations of harassment of ordinary citizens and Booth Level Officers in the name of the SIR process.

The FBI on Wednesday searched the home of a Washington Post journalist, the attorney general said, adding officials were investigating an alleged leak from the Pentagon to the reporter, who has written about federal job cuts.

Jan Shakti Janata Dal (JJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Wednesday announced that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will merge with the JJD.