A crude bomb exploded on the rooftop of a school building in Nadia district of poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday, police said.

Karnataka Congress Minority Department President K Abdul Jabbar announced his resignation from the post on Saturday, a day after a group of Muslim leaders accused members of their own party of "conspiring" to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere South.

Pakistan-mediated talks between Iran and the US commenced in Islamabad on Saturday, official sources said. 

Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.

The government has brought into force the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of honour and tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Act, 2026, intended to restrict ‘honour killings’ in inter-caste marriages.

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and two politicians as "agencies" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.

Lokayukta officials unearthed large quantities of gold, silver and financial assets during a raid on the residence of Ajaysingh Bapusingh Rajapur, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Cell (DUDC), Deccan Herald reported.

A case has been registered under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act against a primary school teacher who allegedly sexually abused a high-school student, besides getting her pregnancy aborted in Challakere in Chitradurga district.