The BJP's Delhi unit has sent a defamation notice to senior AAP leader Atishi and demanded a public apology for her claim that the saffron party approached her through a "very close" person to join it.

A Delhi court on Wednesday directed AAP leader Sanjay Singh not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses in the Excise "scam" case.

Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda refuted Amit Shah's statement accusing Karnataka of delaying its request for drought relief by three months. He asserted that the Karnataka government submitted its request on September 22, well within the timeline prescribed by the central government's drought criteria.

The state is experiencing a rise in temperatures, with Kalaburagi recording a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday that the minimum temperature was recorded in Belagavi.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab's associate Sadanand Kadam has started the demolition of the alleged unauthorised portion of a resort in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri following an assurance given to the Bombay High Court, officials said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said that the BJP has done a "somersault" on the Katchatheevu issue since the Lok Sabha polls are round the corner.

The Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh braces for a fierce contest as state Congress chief YS Sharmila is set to challenge her cousin and incumbent YSRCP MP YS Avinash Reddy.

Seven persons, including two children, died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a tailoring shop in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said.