With Tirupati Laddu row snowballing into a major controversy, Karnataka government on Friday issued a circular instructing all temples coming under the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department, to maintain quality in 'prasada' prepared there.

A Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons here in a moving car, after which she was thrown out on the side of a road, police said on Friday.

"Why are police not helping us?" asked the grieving mother of Akshat Garg, who died after an SUV being driven on the wrong side of a road hit his motorcycle.

A 19-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Dombivali in Thane district after her parents refused to give her a mobile phone, a police official said on Friday.

AR Dairy, a company that supplied ghee to Tirupati Lord Balaji temple, on Friday said their product samples have been duly cleared by authorities certifying its quality.

The Israeli military has conducted extensive airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. This operation targeted approximately 30 rocket launchers and 150 infrastructure sites, including military buildings and a weapons warehouse.

Eastern Zone IGP Ramesh B has said that 30 people have been arrested in connection with the stone-pelting incident here during the Ganesha idol immersion procession on Thursday. He added that an FIR has also been filed for creating ruckus in a residential area, other than during the procession.