Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of three IAS aspirants due to waterlogging in the basement of a building here, and said common people are paying the price for unsafe construction, poor town planning and irresponsibility of institutions at every level.

Om Prakash Mathur, a veteran BJP leader from Rajasthan, has been appointed as the new Governor of Sikkim. Mathur, who has served as the party's state president and a Rajya Sabha MP, announced his retirement from active politics following this appointment to the constitutional post.

A case has been registered at the Puttur Police Station following an alleged assault on police officers. The incident occurred in Bannur village, Puttur taluk, resulting in the arrest of Tejas, a local resident.

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, is applicable to all citizens, regardless of religious affiliation. The court stressed on the responsibility of every individual to alert the child marriage prohibition officer if they become aware of any child marriage.

The basement of the coaching Institute in Old Rajendra Nagar where three civil services aspirants died by rain-induced flooding was functioning illegally as a library, officials said on Sunday.

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Sunday directed the divisional commissioner to submit a report on the incident at a coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar where three civil service aspirants were killed due to rain-induced flooding in the basement.

The Congress has raised questions regarding whether Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh had a separate, one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the ongoing violence in the state. This query comes after Singh attended two significant meetings chaired by the Prime Minister in New Delhi.

India's Balraj Panwar progressed to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition after finishing second in Repechage 2 at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday.