The Special Investigation Team (SIT) conducting a probe against rape accused and self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has received more than 50 calls in the last five days providing information or reporting crimes allegedly committed by him, officials said on Friday.

A 45-year-old woman died after being hit by a crane while attempting to cross National Highway-66 near Hotel Lalith in Udyavara village on Thursday evening.

Around 1,068 hectares of land owned by Indian Railways is under encroachment across the country, which is only 0.21 per cent of the total 4.99 lakh hectares of land, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

A video of Congress leader Pawan Khera responding to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s “dalal” remark during a television interview has gone viral on social media, with several users calling it hilarious.

Devotees thronged temples across Jharkhand on Friday on the occasion of Ram Navami, with Chief Minister Hemant Soren offering puja at a shrine in state capital Ranchi.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has witnessed chaotic scenes, with ruling Congress MLAs trooping into the well of the House, demanding the Speaker take action against BJP MLA Munirathna, accusing him of inappropriate behaviour and making personal comments against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Jammu and Kashmir assembly was adjourned for half an hour on Friday as a pandemonium broke out soon after the budget session resumed after a five-week recess.

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has postponed the SSLC third language exam that had been scheduled to be held on March 30 to March 31.