Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as forces continued to bear down on the main city in the southern half of the enclave.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport has handled the highest-ever number of passengers in December 2023, hosting 2.03 lakh travellers in a month since the commercial operation of the airport began on October 31, 2020, the MIA said.

Devbhumi Dwarka: A three-year-old girl was rescued from an open borewell in Ran village in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat on Monday night, nearly nine hours after she fell into it, in an operation that also involved teams of Army and NDRF, officials said.

Gurugram/Ghaziabad: A man allegedly killed his 23-year-old wife here and left their two-year-old son locked in a room with the body lying in a pool of blood before jumping to death from a metro station in Ghaziabad, police said on Monday.

Jaipur: A man was allegedly beaten up and paraded naked on the suspicion of theft in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, police said Monday.

Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other leaders on Monday paid tributes at the 'Jay Stambh' (victory pillar) near here on the 206th anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle.

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) either shot down or recovered 107 drones from along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab during 2023, a senior officer said Monday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday recorded 296 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, the Health Department said.