In a concerning series of maternal deaths in Karnataka, a 25-year-old lactating woman reportedly passed away at the district hospital in Chitradurga, sparking allegations of medical negligence from her family.

A father and son from Wuppertal, Germany, admitted guilt in court on Tuesday for attempting to blackmail the family of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher. The men, identified as Yilmaz T. and Daniel L., confessed to threatening the release of private images and videos of Schumacher and demanding €15 million from his family.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day Wednesday afternoon without transacting any business amid uproar by treasury and opposition benches over the no-trust notice against the House Chairman and the George Soros issue.

More than 250 organisations and civil society activists across 22 states have raised their voices against the proposed "Dharm Sansad" scheduled for December 19 in Uttar Pradesh. In an open letter to the President, the groups have urged the Central government to intervene and prevent the event, citing its involvement with individuals accused of hate speech and incitement to violence.

Punjab Police has registered a case against Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale in a 2012 case of alleged rape and murder of a woman in Patiala, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed.

Actor Sapna Singh staged a protest in Bareilly after her 14-year-old son was found dead under suspicious circumstances, with police arresting his two friends over the case, officials said on Wednesday.

In a tragic incident, two young children died on Tuesday after accidentally falling into an open well while playing on a coffee estate in Ammadi, located in Chikkamagaluru's Koppa taluk.

The last rites of ex-Chief Minister and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will be performed in his ancestral village Somanahalli on Wednesday afternoon, Mandya District In Charge Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said.