Bombs recovered from railway tracks during Bharat bandh in Bengal, defused

Bharat Bandh: Several banks have already informed stock exchanges about the nation-wide strike and its impact on banking services. Various bank employee associations, including AIBEA, All India Bank Officers' Association (AIBOA), BEFI, INBEF, INBOC and Bank Karmachari Sena Mahasangh (BKSM), have expressed their willingness to participate in the strike. Other than banking, transport and other key services are also likely to be disrupted in many states due to this nationwide strike call.