With the textile sector emerging as the hardest hit under the United States' reciprocal tariff regime, the Indian government is reportedly moving in "war mode" to cushion the impact on an industry that employs over 45 million people.

The Mizoram assembly passed a bill to prohibit begging in the state amid objections by opposition members.

In a shocking incident, three members of a family allegedly consumed acid, leading to their deaths in Ambalathara during the early hours of Thursday.

The death toll in the collapse of a building at Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district has gone up to 15 with the recovery of three more bodies overnight, officials said on Thursday.

The government on Thursday extended duty-free import of cotton by three more months till December 31 to support textile exporters facing steep 50 per cent tariffs in the US.

 Malayalam actor Rajesh Keshav is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering a cardiac arrest on August 24, hospital sources said on Wednesday.

Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mahipal Yadav passed away in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Wednesday. He had been undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.

Two people died on Wednesday after a speeding bus, which suffered a tyre burst, collided with their bike on the city outskirts, police said.