Flamboyant Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been discharged after being hospitalised for two days with a stomach infection, leaving him doubtful for the T20 World Cup match against Namibia here on Thursday.

A case of alleged mass copying was found during the HSC or Class 12 English examination paper in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, following which an FIR was registered against 23 persons, including the invigilators, police said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Police's Special Cell has issued a notice to Penguin Random House India seeking clarifications over the circulation of the unpublished book of former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on social media, an official said on Wednesday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said a crucial probe by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and urged that conclusions be drawn only after the investigation ends.

The Uttar Pradesh government has made provisions for a host of new initiatives across sectors, with an outlay of over Rs 43,565 crore in the Budget for the financial year 2026-27 presented in the Assembly on Wednesday.

 Expressing displeasure about repeated media queries on the leadership change issue in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he and his deputy D K Shivakumar should abide by the Congress high command's decision on the matter.

An occult practitioner has been arrested for allegedly killing three people here by feeding them poison-laced "ladoos" in the name of performing a ritual promising 'dhanvarsha', a windfall, police said on Wednesday.

The Mumbai police have invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused involved in firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence here earlier this month, officials said on Wednesday.