A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to kill a girl after she rejected his attempts to be in a romantic relationship in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Friday.

The local police in Udupi have taken action against two members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for allegedly making provocative speeches during a protest held by the VHP and Bajrang Dal Udupi district unit. The protest aimed to demand a comprehensive investigation into a recent case involving a video of a paramedical college student in Udupi.

In the wake of the tragic incident of people falling sick and losing their lives due to contaminated water in Kavadigarahatti village, Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu GRJ has taken stringent action against those responsible. She has suspended one water supply assistant and terminated the services of two outsourced workers involved in the water distribution.

"It does not matter", the Supreme Court on Friday observed after an advocate mentioned before it that an objectionable video in which the apex court has been compared with a brothel is being circulated on social media platforms.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that India under the Modi government has added only 12.2 lakh formal jobs in the past five years, and said that for the survival of the poor and middle class, the BJP needs to be "thrown out of power".

The National Investigation Agency has filed a supplementary charge sheet against four arrested cadres of the Popular Front of India in a case related to the "unlawful and anti-national activities" of the proscribed outfit in Bihar, an official said on Friday.

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to apprise it what steps have been taken to stop running of coaching centres in schools.

Left-handed batter Tamim Iqbal has decided to step down as Bangladesh ODI captain after a recurring back injury ruled him out of the upcoming Asia Cup. The continental ODI tournament will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 2. The 34-year-old, who had announced his shock retirement from ODIs during the home series against Afghanistan before withdrawing his decision, will be eyeing the rubber against visiting New Zealand to get back into reckoning for the World Cup in India.