Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said there was a need to fight forces creating communal divide in Maharashtra and the country.

 An "unidentified flying object" was reportedly seen over the prime minister's residence here in central Delhi on Monday morning, police said.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has moved a petition before Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, seeking disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government.

India has logged 44 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,475, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

BJP president J P Nadda has appointed Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party general secretary Vinod Tawde as central observers for the election of the leader of opposition in the Karnataka assembly.

Rewa (MP): Police on Sunday recovered the body of a woman kept in a mortuary freezer at her house in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh after her brother alleged in a complaint that she was killed by her husband, while the latter claimed that she died of jaundice, an official said.

Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for coastal and south interior Karnataka, as heavy rainfall is predicted in the state during the upcoming week.

Hassan: A potentially catastrophic incident was successfully averted on Sunday afternoon at the district government hospital when a short circuit occurred in the pediatric ICU ward, engulfing the room in smoke within moments. Timely action by the hospital staff ensured the safety of the 48 newborn babies who were relocated to a secure area.