Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday arrested 44 members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Porur, Chennai, for conducting a Guru Puja and Shakha training session at the Ayyappanthangal Government Higher Secondary School without prior permission.

The Special Investigation Team probing the death of digital journalist Rajiv Pratap has concluded that it was a case of road accident caused by intoxication, police said on Thursday.

The ‘Shobhayatra’ procession of Goddess Sharada, organized by the Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatha Temple, brought the curtains down on the famous annual Mangaluru Dasara celebrations early Friday morning.

Karnataka recorded 3,878 cases of sexual offences against children in 2023 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The Union Agriculture Ministry has reportedly withdrawn approval for 11 biostimulants derived from animal sources, including chicken feathers, pig tissue, bovine hide, and cod scales, just months after clearing them for agricultural use.

Maharashtra’s political circles were rocked on Thursday after senior Shinde Sena leader Ramdas Kadam made a sensational claim regarding the death of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Speaking at the Shinde faction’s Dussehra rally at NESCO Centre in Goregaon, Kadam alleged that Thackeray’s body was kept inside Matoshree for two days in 2012 to take fingerprints.

Farmers in Channarayapatna hobli of Devanahalli taluk are gripped with concern after receiving fresh notices related to land acquisition, raising fears that the state government may go back on its promise to drop plans for a large-scale industrial project in the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming visit to India in early December and has ordered the government to devise measures to soften the trade imbalance with India due to the heavy import of crude by New Delhi.