Minor volcanic eruptions were noticed twice in a span of eight days at Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said on Monday.

A team of doctors from Bengaluru on Monday set off on a nationwide cycle rally from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to raise awareness about oral health.

The Gujarat High Court on Monday granted regular bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava, who has been lodged in jail since July in an attempt to murder case, on the condition that he cannot enter Dediapada taluka for a year.

Three men in the 19-22 age group died after their two-wheeler was hit by a container truck on Mumbra Bypass in Thane district on Monday, civic officials said.

A 39-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her husband, who later announced the murder on Facebook Live, at Koothanadi near Punalur here on Monday, police said.

With the Social and Education Survey, popularly known as 'caste census' commencing in Karnataka on Monday, state BJP President B Y Vijayendra accused the Congress government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of trying to divide the Hindu society, and called it "unfortunate".

 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming credit for the new GST reforms, which took effect on Monday, calling his actions "deceptive".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Centre of having passed the financial burden to states after lowering GST and taking "undue credit" for it.