After a marathon debate of more than seven hours, the Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill that seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion.

Two minor girls have come forward to lodge complaints in connection with a case of alleged sexual exploitation in which the son of a Goa BJP councillor has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.

A consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group (ABG) on Tuesday acquired 100 percent equity stake in IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a whopping USD 1.78 billion (approximately Rs 16,706 crore) from its current owner the United Spirits Limited.

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here late Tuesday evening, sources said.

The Election Commission on Tuesday reportedly accepted the nomination of BJP state president and NDA candidate from Nemom, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, despite allegations by the Congress that he concealed assets in his election affidavit, The New Indian Express reported.

A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Monday rejected the bail pleas of fourteen Muslim men arrested for allegedly hosting an iftar gathering on a boat in the Ganga, observing that the offences invoked against them were “serious in nature” and non-bailable.

A 68-year-old woman, Shakira, was allegedly murdered by fellow beggars over a dispute related to alms money near Umar Farooq Mosque in Neelasandra during Ramadan, according to police.

Vehicle users across Karnataka will pay higher toll charges from April 1, with rates set to increase by 3–5 per cent as part of the annual inflation-linked revision. The revised fares are expected to be formally notified in the coming days.