A major tragedy was averted in Godda in Jharkhand as a Maruti van carrying 16 school children caught fire on Monday, police said.

Senior journalist Dr. Ronald Anil Fernandes today took charge as a member of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). KPSC Chairman Shyam Bhat administered the oath to the new member Dr. Ronald at Udyoga Soudha in Bangaluru.

At least 20 persons were injured on Monday when a part of the canopy collapsed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore town, a BJP leader said.

In the NEET entrance exam, at least 400 students who scored single-digit marks in Physics and Chemistry and 110 students who got zero or negative marks were admitted in private colleges for MBBS course in 2017. The admission of students regardless of the marks they secured raises questions over the purpose of the exam.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a plea by a cleric seeking a ban on hoisting green flags with a crescent and star, terming it un-Islamic and resembling that of a Pakistani political party.

A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to seek instructions from the government on the issue and posted it for hearing after two weeks.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was slammed on social media on Sunday for attacking a British diver who helped rescue the boys trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand, baselessly calling him a "pedo" on Twitter.

A newly married woman was found dead at her in-laws' residence here, police said on Monday. The husband has been arrested.

Iram was found hanging from a ceiling fan on Sunday in Gokulpuri.

Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader has said that the allegations of irregularities in the Indira Canteen project were baseless and politically motivated.