A Bangladeshi doctoral scholar at the South Asian University (SAU) here has been expelled and a fine of Rs 5,000 has been imposed on the students' mess secretary for their role in a clash over the serving of non-vegetarian food on Maha Shivratri, officials said on Friday.

In a startling revelation, the Delhi Forest Department has told the Supreme Court that "fake permission", using the name of the deputy conservator of forests, was issued for tree felling in the Ridge area of Vasant Kunj here for a housing project.

A 13-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by two teenagers who forced him into oral sex on the campus of a school in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, police said on Saturday.

A massive honeytrap scandal has reportedly rocked Maharashtra, with allegations that between 72 to 75 senior government officials, including bureaucrats, police officers, and politicians, have been ensnared in an elaborate extortion scheme. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has demanded a high-level investigation into the matter, citing potential risks to national security and administrative integrity.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on Saturday.

With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days.

US short seller Viceroy Research's report on the Vedanta Group "lacks credibility" and the firm would be well-placed to seek legal remedies, former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said.

Four persons were killed and two suffered injuries after their car crashed into a concrete barrier on the side of a bridge and burst into flames in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.