More than 20 students of the government school in Shettygere village of Yadgir taluk reportedly fell ill after consumption of tablets to prevent elephantiasis.

Eight bodies have been recovered from the debris of a stone quarry that collapsed in south Mizoram's Hnahthial district on Monday, an official said Tuesday.

A farmer in Ellemala village of Hanur taluk has reportedly donated his land to the Chamarajanagar district health office for the construction of the building a health sub-centre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need for not promoting any restrictions on the supply of energy and called for ensuring stability while once again emphasising on resolving the Ukraine conflict through diplomacy.

Technology giant Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people in the coming days, adding to the bloodbath being witnessed in the technology world after Twitter and Facebook parent Meta significantly trimmed their workforces.

The woman from Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district who was killed and her body chopped into 35 pieces by a 28-year-old man in Delhi had met at a call centre in Mumbai, police said on Monday.

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The Chitradurga-based Murugha Math seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, booked for allegedly sexually assaulting girls in his ashram hostel, used to threaten them that they must follow his instructions for he said he has contacts in the administration and the police. This statement to the police came from a survivor and is now a part of the charge sheet filed in the court against the 64-year-old pontiff. It was also reported that a girl was murdered who went out to lodge a police complaint.