Narayanpur: A day after a church was vandalised during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur city, five persons including a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the incident.

Pune: Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday took a pot shot at BJP chief J P Nadda for launching the saffron party's 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Maharashtra with the slogan `Mission 45'.

India beat Sri Lanka by 2 runs in first T20I.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it will consider on January 10 the petition filed by sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to bring in additional evidence in an appeal filed by him in the Gujarat High Court.

Vijayapura (K'taka): The mortal remains of Siddeshwar Swami, the seer of the Jnanayogashrama here, who was known for his scholarly discourses and powerful oratory, was consigned to flames with full state honours on Tuesday, after lakhs of people paid last respects to the spiritual leader.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled additional restrictions cannot be imposed on the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression of high public functionaries as exhaustive grounds already exist under the Constitution to curb that right.

Mumbai: India scored 162 for five against Sri Lanka in their first T20 International here on Tuesday.

Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains and slumped 22 paise to close at its all-time low of 83 against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured by a strong greenback overseas and sustained foreign fund outflows.