A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said here on Sunday.

The Forest department has filed a case and issued a notice to an Uttar Pradesh man who rescued a Sarus crane and took care of it for a year, officials said.

A 31-year-old man, who is said to have been the primary witness on behalf of the prosecution in a case of sexual assault by the pontiff of a Mutt, has died prematurely.

Describing the Janata Dal (Secular) a "natural ally", the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has decided to throw its weight fully behind the former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led party in the coming Assembly elections in Karnataka, BRS sources said on Sunday.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said a martyred prime minister's son who walked thousands of kilometres for national unity can never insult the country as the Congress held a nationwide protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha.

A photograph of a ‘havan’ (fire ritual) being conducted inside a hospital in the city has gone viral on social media on Sunday, drawing criticism from several users.

 After the disqualification as an MP from the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi changed his Twitter bio from “Member of Parliament” to "Dis'Qualified MP"

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant "must take his time to heal properly" from his injuries, before launching his bid for a comeback to competitive cricket.