Congress Working Committee members on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as it also credited his two Bharat Jodo Yatras for the party's performance in the general elections.

In a significant development, it has been reported that at least five to six MLAs belonging to the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde are in communication with leaders of the Shiv Sena under Uddhav Thackeray's leadership, expressing their desire to return to the party fold. Sources close to the matter have disclosed that Uddhav Thackeray, the chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), will ultimately decide on their reintegration into the party.

A court in Bihar's Aurangabad district sentenced 16 people, including two women, to life imprisonment for killing a man on suspicion of practising witchcraft.

The Congress in Kerala on Saturday demanded a comprehensive investigation into the allegations of irregularities in NEET 2024 results.

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi claimed that despite rejecting an offer to appoint Nitish Kumar as the national convenor of the INDIA bloc, other parties are now making overtures to appoint him as the Prime Minister of India, an offer that the party has firmly declined.

Seven individuals have been apprehended by the Kadugodi police station for allegedly assaulting a friend over cigarettes in Bengaluru. The victim, identified as Dhananjay, was subjected to a violent attack involving sticks, stones, belts, and crates.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday hailed Rahul Gandhi as "the man of the match" of the Lok Sabha polls and said it would be fitting that he takes on the mantle of the Leader of Opposition in the Lower House.

Cinema veteran Shabana Azmi on Saturday came out in support of actor-politician Kangana Ranaut after she was allegedly slapped by a CISF woman constable, saying security officials should not take law into their hands.