A forest watcher engaged in tiger protection was killed in an elephant attack in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Forest officials said.

 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed that Mauris Noronha, who shot dead party leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, had met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence only four days ago.

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo aircraft returned to the national capital on Friday morning, with the airline saying the plane came back as a precaution due to a "momentary foul smell".

 A 35-year-old man narrowly escaped after a container serving as temporary accommodation for him caught fire in the early hours of Friday in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said.

Five people went missing after a boat capsized in the Rupnarayan river in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said.

Paris: An Olympic medal inlaid with a chunk of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow.

Haldwani (Uttarakhand): Curfew was imposed here Thursday after local residents set vehicles on fire and hurled stones, injuring at least 60 people, over the demolition of an "illegally built" madrasa.

Benoni (South Africa): Tom Straker's six-wicket haul and Harry Dixon's fifty inspired Australia to a tense one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the semifinal here on Thursday, setting up their ICC Under-19 World Cup final against defending champions India.