Ajmer: As many as six people, including three children and two women, were killed and five others injured in a gas cylinder blast during a wedding function in Beawar town here, police said on Saturday.

Udupi: The Udupi District Sessions Court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to the accused in a Dalit girl rape case that took place three years back in the limits of Karkala rural police station.

New Delhi:  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani was greeted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ram Nath Kovind today on the last of his three-day visit of the country. PM Modi said India-Iran ties have strengthened under Mr Rouhani's leadership. "We want to increase connectivity and trade. We want to strengthen our strong cultural ties. Landlocked Afghanistan has got a golden gateway in Chabahar... We will support the rail link," PM Modi said. India and Iran also signed nine agreements, including on easing visa rules and cooperation on medical sector, apart from a maritime agreement on Chabahar Port development. Mr Rouhani's visit comes a month after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was here, indicating India's delicate balancing act.

New Delhi:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Punjab National Bank's retired Deputy Manager, Gokulnath Shetty and two others in a multi-crore bank fraud case, officials said on Saturday.

Mangaluru: Panambur police arrested a gang of three robbers that was looting cash and gold from the passengers and drivers of vehicles by brandishing lethal weapons, near Penambur-Kudremukh Junction on Friday.

For the Bharatiya Janata Party's supporters, the growing belief that the party is no longer as favorably placed as before must be both bewildering and disheartening.

Uppinangady: A case has been registered at the Uppinangady police station about the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman.

Brussels: A Belgian court has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data of users or face a daily penalty of 250,000 euros. The court found the social media site guilty of breaching Belgium's privacy laws.