Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticised senior district officials after the state reported a shocking 700 child marriages during the 2024–25 period, with five districts alone accounting for over 50% of these cases. The Chief Minister’s remarks came during a recent two-day review meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), and other senior administrators.

The sleuths of Karnataka Lokayukta on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations across the state, connected to government officials who are accused of amassing assets disproportionate to their known source of income, officials said.

Several people were feared dead after five houses and a hotel collapsed due to landslides triggered by heavy rain in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai town, officials said.

More than 60 United Nations offices, agencies and operations have been ordered to submit proposals by mid-June to cut 20% of their staff, as part of a major reform effort to consolidate operations in the face of a critical funding crunch.

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport's new governing body.

At least three persons have been killed in a landslide in Assam's Guwahati as heavy rain lashed western and southern parts of the state, officials said on Saturday.

 Security forces have arrested nine militants belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur, police said on Saturday.

The Congress on Saturday wondered when Prime Minister Narendra Modi would respond to US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly given more than an indication that it was he who brokered a truce between India and Pakistan during the latest armed conflict.