Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said Lok Sabha functions strictly according to rules and no member has the privilege to speak whenever he or she wishes and warned that if anyone behaves contrary to the decorum of the House, he would be compelled to take strict action to preserve its dignity.

A fast-track special court here has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

Rapper Santy Sharma has ruffled some feathers on social media again after posting about how theatrics work when it comes to rap music and rap artists in India. In a social media post, he discussed the issue of rap artists using their competition's names in their lyrics; this is typical of hip-hop culture. In India there are still many listeners who do not understand this type of art form, which leads to confusion regarding controversial visuals/lyrics included in rap songs.

Two Bangladeshi nationals, including a 17-year-old girl, who were residing illegally in the city, were held during a police verification drive, officials said on Thursday.

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday directed officials to remain vigilant to prevent illegal tree felling in forests, areas bordering them, and government lands in the wake of increased demand for firewood due to LPG scarcity, triggered by the widening West Asia conflict.

A 49-year-old coffee grower died in an elephant attack on Thursday, officials said. 

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and urged him to raise the issue of the Baramati aircraft crash in Parliament, seeking a fair and transparent investigation into Baramati plane crash that killed Former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajith Pawar.

A craft rum distillery near Mysuru has temporarily shut its operations after failing to procure gas for its boilers, amid the ongoing LPG supply disruption triggered by the widening West Asia conflict, the unit's founder said.