Prison authorities on Saturday launched a probe after purported videos surfaced on social media showing inmates at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison allegedly watching television and using Android phones, sources said.

The Principal District and Sessions Court in Udupi has sentenced two Odisha natives to jail in connection with an illegal ganja sale case.

A Russian drone slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine early Saturday while many were sleeping, killing three and injuring 12 people, Ukrainian authorities reported.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again threw her weight behind Sourav Ganguly, saying the former India captain should have been the International Cricket Council president by now and warned, in her trademark style that "it's not that easy to stop him."

The average number of sittings of Parliament per session has dropped to 17 days with the dates of the Winter Session announced on Saturday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien said.

A forest department staff member was seriously injured after a leopard attacked him during a combing operation to trace a tiger in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve area.

A major accident occurred on Saturday on the Mahadeshwara Betta main road between Ellemala and Mallayyanapura in Hanur taluk, when a lorry and a tempo traveller collided head-on, leaving more than 12 people injured.

Shabana Faizal, originally from Mangaluru, has been recognised among India’s top philanthropists, securing a place as the youngest woman in the top 10 of the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2025. At 53, she has donated Rs 40 crore through the Faizal & Shabana Foundation, earning a spot among the country’s most impactful changemakers.