Famous Bhojpuri writer Brajkishor Dubey was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his friend's flat on Monday, police said.
Dubey, who had been awarded by the President for his contribution in Bhojpuri literature, had taken the key to friend's flat in Rajiv Nagar area a couple of days ago, saying that he wants to stay alone in a peaceful manner to write an important piece for his upcoming book.
Patliputra Colony SHO S.K. Shahi said that the writer had left a suicide note where he has not blamed anyone.
Bodies of two minors were retrieved on Monday after they were swept away in a canal here in separate incidents, police said.
Nandni (12), along with her cousin sisters Radha (21) and Archana (16), and brother Sawan (14), all residents of Dabar village, had gone to take a dip in Darbar canal on Sunday, police said.
Union Minister and president of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday ruled out the possibility of merging his party with his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) till the latter publicly apologises for fighting the 2020 elections alone.
Talking to reporters here, Paras said, "Chirag Paswan may have returned to the NDA, but it does not mean that I have forgiven him. There is no question of coming together with Chirag until he apologises publicly for what he did in 2020. His decision to fight elections alone, despite our advice against doing so, was wrong".
Amazon.com Inc plans to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Indian air rifle shooters continued their dominating run at the 15th Asian Airgun Championship, registering 1-2 finishes in both the junior and senior mixed team events on day four of the competition in Daegu, Korea on Monday.
Mehuli Ghosh and Arjun Babuta won the senior's gold medal match 16-10 against compatriots Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Elavenil Valarivan, while Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita emerged 17-11 winners over Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar and Nancy in the junior event.