The body of Saif alias Saifuddin Athradi, a rowdy-sheeter and owner of the AKMS private bus service who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Salmar near Malpe-Kodavoor on Saturday, was handed over to his family late Saturday night after a post-mortem examination at the mortuary of Manipal KMC Hospital.

Police have registered a case against Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader Samit Raj on charges of sexual assault and criminal intimidation, after a woman complained that he obtained her intimate photographs and repeatedly assaulted her under threat of violence.

The Faridabad home of Indian boxing icon Mary Kom was burgled earlier this week while she was away attending a marathon event in Sohra, Meghalaya.

Indian diplomat Rentala Srinivas launched a scathing attack on Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, accusing the country of long-standing cross-border terrorism.

Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence has described Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza as “no less than a genocide.” Speaking at a press conference during the San Sebastian Film Festival on Friday, the Oscar-winning actor said she was “terrified” for her own children and for future generations due to the normalization of lies in American politics.

A year-long independent study has found that the Karnataka government’s five guarantee schemes have significantly empowered women, particularly from low-income households, by easing financial stress and improving household well-being.

A village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district has become a flashpoint of communal tension following the desecration of a 12th-century Mahadev temple on September 19. Police investigations, however, revealed that the accused was not from the Muslim community but a Hindu man, a fact that has done little to calm the unrest.

TVK president Vijay on Sunday announced that Rs 20 lakh would be given to the families of those who lost their lives at a stampede during his party's rally in Karur on September 27.