The family of a 19-year-old youth donated his organs after he was declared brain dead, giving a new lease of life to six patients, officials said on Wednesday.

The Karnataka government has released Rs 300 crore as financial assistance to sugarcane growers for the 2025-26 season, with Rs 50 per tonne to be credited directly to farmers who supplied cane to sugar factories across the state, Minister Shivanand Patil said on Wednesday.

A case was registered against the nurse, doctor and management of a private hospital here for alleged negligence after the finger of a six-month-old baby boy was partially severed during the discharge process, police said on Wednesday.

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday claimed that the Mumbai police refused to file an FIR in connection with the plane crash, in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, and said the refusal has deepened the suspicion surrounding the accident.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday condoled the death of Veer Soren, grandson of Champai Soren.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday to a red-carpet welcome with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara receiving the Indian leader at the Ben Gurion airport.

The participation of a CPI leader in a Hindu convention organised by the RSS has triggered discussion in political circles.

A 21-year-old B.Sc student and YouTuber was found dead at her residence in Manikonda, Hyderabad, in an apparent case of suicide. Police said the incident is suspected to be linked to a relationship dispute.