The injured have been taken to hospital. A bomb disposal squad is at the spot to pick up evidence and find out about the nature of the explosive.
"The merger is bound to happen and it will happen sooner than later," JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said.
In an address to Sri Lankan Parliament, Modi said the unity and integrity of Sri Lanka were paramount for India and that the recent elections have reflected the hope for change, and reconciliation in the country.
One person was killed in a wall collapse in Visakhapatnam while the other person died when a tree fell on him in Srikakulam district.
Maharashtra will witness many politicians battling it out against their relatives who are contesting as candidates of rival parties.
As in every sport, tennis players constantly strive to be "in the zone", that state of mind when everything goes perfectly without any conscious thought.
A Naxal was arrested and a cache of ammunition and electronic gadgets recovered in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, where security personnel exchanged fire with rebels, police said.
In an indictment of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's governing abilities, party general secretary Digvijaya Singh said the Gandhi scion does not have a temperament suited to the ruling benches.
An adult male leopard was killed by some unidentified persons in central Assam's Morigaon district, Forest officials said today.
Safarova of the Czech Republic will face Errani of defending champion Italy in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semi-final on Saturday.
Muslim leader Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Friday announced his support for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
According to police officials, the BVS workers were protesting against the Congress manifesto saying it did not have any package for Bundelkhand.
An organisation of freedom fighters in Dehradun has written to Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna seeking better arrangements for the treatment of nonagenarian freedom fighter and former Tehri MP Paripurnanand Painuli.
Russia said on Thursday it was sending warships to the Mediterranean, but denied it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
