England weathered multiple setbacks with skipper Ben Stokes limping from the field and opener Zak Crawley dismissed in the first over of the second innings before rallying to reach 80-1 at lunch Wednesday on Day 4 of the fifth and final Ashes test.

The Odisha government on Tuesday halted the salaries of five teachers and issued show-cause notices to other staff of a state-run high school in Rayagada district, a day after four students sustained severe burn injuries in a fire incident on the premises of the institute.

Kerala Minister Veena George on Monday announced that the state Health and General Education departments will jointly launch a programme to ensure the physical and mental well-being of children.

The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh published on Tuesday after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) excludes 2.89 crore voters but retains 12.55 crore, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa.

The Youth Wing of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) was formally launched at a ceremony held at the Ocean Pearl Hotel in Mangaluru on January 6, 2026. The event brought together business leaders, professionals, and members of the Beary community to discuss entrepreneurship, community growth, and the role of trade in shaping the future.

The Gujarat High Court, several district courts and some collector offices in the state received bomb threats through emails on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to conduct thorough searches, in which nothing suspicious was found anywhere, officials said.

A fake call centre allegedly cheating people by offering bogus insurance policies and false promises of bonuses in exchange for payments was busted in Noida on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of 13 persons, police said.

The Assam unit of the Congress on Tuesday staged a protest against the Election Commission and the BJP government over alleged irregularities found in the draft electoral rolls, published after a Special Revision (SR) of the voter lists.