New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has restored assets worth more than Rs 3.82 crore to the Karnataka State Waqf Board following a money laundering investigation into a case of alleged fraud against the body.

Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life term for raping a minor disciple at his gurukul.

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points on Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets.

Udupi (Karnataka): A government school headmaster in Udupi district died by suicide on Tuesday morning, allegedly due to financial stress, police said.

A group of Dalit residents from Vadavalam panchayat in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district have alleged caste-based discrimination after they were denied sacred ash (vibuthi) during a temple ritual at the Kaliyuga Meyya Ayyanar Temple on July 6. The temple is under the administration of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR\&CE) department.

Former MP D K Suresh on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money laundering case against a woman who is alleged to have cheated a number of people, official sources said.

Congress leader Pawan Khera has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly calling the Indian National Congress (INC) the “enemy of the nation” during a live broadcast on Operation Sindoor.

In a deeply troubling incident, the decomposed body of a 26-year-old man was found inside a room at Shahkot police station in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, two days after he was reported missing.