New Delhi: Occupying public places for protests is not acceptable and areas like Shaheen Bagh -- which had seen prolonged anti-CAA demonstrations starting December last year -- cannot be occupied "indefinitely", the Supreme Court held on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: In a tragic road accident reported on Wednesday morning, an auto-rickshaw rammed into a parked lorry, killing one person on the spot and injuring two others. The incident took place at Bikenarkatte here.

Kalaburgi: A murder accused, who tried to escape during an on-site investigation was shot in the leg by the police personnel near Sultanpur Railway Station on Wednesday. The police reportedly shot the accused, after he tried to attack the police constables and flee from police custody.

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in a day, while 57,44,693 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 85.02 percent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty, arrested over drug-related charges in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case.

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday extended the time given to the SIT, constituted to probe the Hathras incident, to submit its report by 10 days.

Abu Dhabi: Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith has been fined Rs 12 lakh for his side's slow-over rate during their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here.

Abu Dhabi: Suryakumar Yadav smashed his highest score in the tournament as Mumbai Indians put up a clinical performance against a pedestrian Rajasthan Royals outfit for their third successive win in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.