Tamil actor Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order constituting a SIT to probe the Karur stampede that killed 41 people. The apex court agreed to hear the plea on Friday.

The ED on Wednesday raided premises linked to actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Dulquer Salmaan and Amit Chakkalackal and some others across Kerala and in Tamil Nadu as part of an investigation linked to a recent Customs case related to alleged smuggling of luxury vehicles from Bhutan to India, official sources said.

Stray dog menace has emerged as a serious concern for enumerators conducting the ongoing socio-economic and educational survey in Hosapete town. Fear of dog attacks is preventing surveyors from visiting certain areas, as demonstrated by a recent incident in Chitawadgi where a pack of stray dogs attempted to attack an enumerator.

Preliminary work for Namma Metro's Phase 3A are set to commence soon, marking a significant step toward expanding Bengaluru’s metro network. This phase will feature a combination of underground and elevated lines, stretching from Sarjapur in the southeast to Hebbal in the north, passing through the city centre.

Search and rescue operations to trace people buried under debris in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur, where a landslide hit a moving bus on Tuesday evening, resumed on Wednesday morning, officials said.

There are about 14,000 voters, who are more than 100 years old, in Bihar, according to data shared by the Election Commission.

India’s purchase of Russian oil is not a “bedrock” of the Indian economy, and the country is starting to diversify its energy buys, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, noting that New Delhi will make its own decisions and Washington is not dictating to other nations on who they can have relations with.

In a historic development for the Indian diaspora, California has designated Diwali as an official state holiday, becoming the third state in the US to officially recognise the Indian festival of lights as a holiday.