Ahmedabad: An Australian arrested for invading the pitch during Sunday's World Cup cricket final between India and Australia wearing a pro-Palestine T-shirt was on Monday remanded in one-day police custody by a Gandhinagar court, an official said.

Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, was granted a three-week furlough on Monday, official sources said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Around 35 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were arrested more than a month ago from near the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in the Indian Ocean, and tried and fined 25,000 Pounds Sterling, were on Monday handed over to the Indian Coast Guard, a defence statement said.

New York: Sam Altman, the former chief of artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, will join Microsoft to "lead" a new advanced AI research team, the tech giant's CEO Satya Nadella announced on Monday.

In the aftermath of Australia's victory in the ICC World Cup 2023 against India, certain sections of Indian fans have resorted to targeting Australian cricketers and their families. The final, held at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, saw Australia defeating India, a team that had remained unbeaten in 10 consecutive ODIs before the summit clash.

In November, as part of the election campaigns, PM Narendra Modi made a promise called the "Modi Guarantee" to transform India into a developed country by 2047. The message that India is progressing rapidly under PM Modi and could become the fifth richest nation in the world was widely spread. However, on November 19, false information started circulating that India had already achieved the status of the fourth richest country in the world under PM Modi. This misinformation was spread by an unidentified source.

Bengaluru: Suspended JD(S) leader C M Ibrahim claimed on Monday that he is still the party's Karnataka president and whether former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda will remain its national president will be known on December 9. Ibrahim said he will be moving to court seeking a stay of his suspension from the party and will also be writing to the Election Commission in this regard.

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has suspended five of its officials for "dereliction of duties" and issued show cause notice to two senior officers after a woman and her daughter died due to electrocution here, officials said on Monday.