Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a national energy emergency, citing the “imminent danger” to the country’s fuel supply due to global disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, Al Jazeera reported.

Police have registered a case against five nursing students from Kerala for allegedly consuming drugs within the Urwa police station limits, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of three women IPS officers to probe the rape of a minor in Gurugram.

A 22-year-old woman from Nagaland, working at a private resort in Chikkamagaluru, was found dead in a suspected suicide, with a diary recovered from her room indicating alleged harassment by two individuals.

A mother-son duo sustained severe burn injuries in an incident of cylinder blast at their house located in the Dutch Colony of Teradal town, Rabakavi-Banahatti taluk here.

Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council from both the treasury and opposition benches raised objections to the Mines and Geology Department’s decision to permit limestone mining by ACC Cement Limited, owned by the Adani Group, despite reservations expressed by the Law Department.

 The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a case registered against them under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

A case registered earlier in Mudigere has taken a new turn, with police booking a minor boy under the POCSO Act based on a complaint filed by the girl’s family.