At least three persons, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a lightning strike in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday, police said.

The Lieutenant Governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir has denied permission to all political parties, including the ruling National Conference, to attend July 13 Martyrs’ Day function in Srinagar on Sunday.

Union Minister Chirag Paswan criticized Bihar’s deteriorating law and order following a series of murders, including a hospital worker in Nalanda. Political tensions escalated as Congress leaders blamed the central government, while the ruling coalition pointed fingers at the opposition.