Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute here, was apprehended from Agra early Sunday, Delhi Police said.
Officials from the Higher Education Department have reportedly suggested a three-year deadline for guest lecturers at government first-grade colleges to obtain the qualifications prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has voted to lift the partial suspensions on Russia and Belarus, restoring their full membership rights.
Karnataka has recorded one of the most sharpest declines in child marriages in the country, with a 55% drop in cases involving girls and an 88% decline among boys over the past three years, according to a new study cited by The Hindu.
Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five states.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday expressed deep grief over the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) campaign meeting in Karur that claimed 36 lives and left 58 others injured.
A 16-month-old girl died after accidentally falling into a vessel of boiled milk at a Gurukul school in Korrapadu village of Anantapur district, said police on Sunday.
Police arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after protests demanding Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory.
About 1,500 people living in low-lying areas here were shifted to relief camps as the Musi river was in spate following heavy rains in the city, officials said on Saturday. Other parts of Telangana also received heavy rains.
A civil society group comprising eminent Muslims on Saturday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the police action in connection with the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign, alleging "arbitrary detention" of individuals for displaying posters and "harassment" of their families.