New Delhi: The BCCI Apex Council on Saturday formed a three-member committee headed by its secretary Devajit Saikia to formulate guidelines aimed at preventing incidents like the recent Bengaluru stampede during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Ayodhya (UP): The local administration has banned an annual Urs ceremony in Ayodhya after receiving inputs regarding potential breach of peace and the possibility of the law and order situation worsening, officials said.

Palghar: A woman lost her child in her womb in Mokhada in Palghar district due to non-availability of ambulances even as she was made to go from one facility to another due to the severity of her condition, her kin claimed on Saturday.

Mangaluru (Karnataka): Amid relentless rainfall across coastal Karnataka, district highway authorities have restricted the movement of two and three-wheelers along a crucial stretch of National Highway-66 between Suratkal and Nantoor Junction in Dakshina Kannada district, citing safety concerns.

Faridabad, Jun 14 (PTI): A man was duped of Rs 16 lakh in "investment fraud" by a person posing as a woman IT professional after they became friendly through exchanges on a social media platform, police said here on Saturday.

Ahmedabad: The DNA of 11 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad has been matched with their family members so far, a senior government doctor at the B J Medical College here said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: JDS youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy has strongly opposed the state government's move to conduct a fresh caste census, questioning the necessity of it when the central government has already announced its own caste-based survey. He alleged that the state government's move is politically motivated and meant for its own electoral gains.

New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Israel on Saturday issued fresh advisory urging Indian nationals in the country to exercise heightened caution as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to rise.