The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkiye were arrested on Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March.

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre, Tamil Nadu Governor's office, and others on a plea by the TN government challenging a Madras High Court order that stayed its power to appoint vice-chancellors at state universities.

The Welfare Party of India has strongly criticized the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to revise the voter list in Bihar, alleging that the move could lead to the mass exclusion of genuine voters ahead of the upcoming state elections.

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he and his cousin Raj Thackeray have "come together to stay together", while sharing the political stage with the MNS chief for the first time in almost 20 years.

Krishna J. Rao, son of senior BJP leader P.G. Jagannivasa Rao, who had been absconding after a complaint was filed against him for engaging in sexual relations with a fellow student under the false promise of marriage and later refusing to marry her, has been arrested by police near Mysuru. He is expected to be produced before the court on Saturday.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said the three-language formula imposed by the state government was a precursor to its plan to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra as he shared the political stage with his cousin Uddhav after almost 20 years.

Eight people died while two others were injured after their SUV rammed into a wall in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

One person was killed and some others were feared trapped after a portion of a coal mine collapsed during “illegal” mining in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, police said on Saturday.