Pune police have arrested six persons, including a local BJP functionary, after being found engaged in gambling activities here, officials said on Tuesday.

A woman in Kerala’s Thrissur has alleged that nine “fake” voters were added to the electoral rolls using her residential address without her knowledge. The complaint comes amid opposition allegations of large-scale voter list manipulation in the state.

Pedestrian deaths accounted for over one-fourth (26.5%) of total fatalities in road accidents across Kerala between 2018 and 2022, according to a study by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), cited by The New Indian Express.

 A 9-year-old boy allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl studying in his class with the help of another female classmate in the toilet of their school in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said on Tuesday.

Following a surprise inspection by the Azim Premji Foundation that revealed eggs were not being served to students on certain days at some schools due to objections from members of the School Development Monitoring Committee (SDMC), the Karnataka Department of School Education and Literacy has decided to obtain parental consent for egg distribution.

Jayant T, the second complainant who informed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that he had witnessed the illegal burial of a young woman’s body in Dharmathala village, has lodged a complaint with the Dharmasthala police alleging death threats from a group of 17 people.