The fire that broke out on July 19 on a merchant navy ship off the coast of Goa is under control, a senior Indian Coast Guard official said on Sunday, adding one crew member had died in the blaze.

The Congress on Sunday sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's position for the opposition in the all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament session, and raised the issue of paper leaks, including of the prestigious NEET, sources said.

Indian Grand Mufti, Sultanul Ulama Kanthapuram A.P. Abubakar Musliyar, has been appointed as the new Qazi of Ullal.

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the deployment of Indian Army personnel for rescue operations on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, where a landslide occurred on July 16.

The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected in its Mallapuram district, identifying epidemiological linkages and providing technical assistance.

 A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Union education ministry to cancel the UGC-NET test following inputs that the exam's integrity may have been compromised.

The ruling alliance, which came second in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, is reportedly planning to contest the upcoming assembly polls under a collective leadership. NDTV reports that the assembly elections will be held in Maharashtra in September or October. In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance won 17 seats, while the opposition India Alliance won 30 seats.

The opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka on Sunday targeted the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, accusing it of having failed to provide immediate relief to those affected by flooding and landslides in several parts of the state, due to heavy monsoon showers.