In a move that is likely to escalate the face-off between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government, the poll panel has picked 15 IAS officers, including the Bengal Home secretary, and 10 IPS officers from the state as central observers.

Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes. 

​Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.  

Five people died in the attack in northeastern Ukraine when three drones targeted the train. 

​Five people died in the attack in northeastern Ukraine when three drones targeted the train.