A 31-year-old youth, who had gone for hunting, has been shot dead at Yemmetalu near here on last night.

The dead has been identified as Yemmetalu resident Ranjit. The previous night, he had gone for hunting. It has been suspected that one Dinesh, a resident of the same village, may have mistaken him for a deer and shot at him. Following which, Ranjit succumbed to injuries on the spot.

Demanding to provide the stipend, house surgeons and PG students serving at Wenlock hospital today staged a dharna in front of the hospital.  

The Supreme Court Monday declined urgent hearing on a PIL seeking the registration of FIRs based on allegations of sexual misconduct and assault levelled by women across various sectors, part of what is being referred to as India's #MeToo movement.

A Muslim woman has accused two house owners of discrimination on the basis of her religion in the state capital. The woman has complained that two Bengaluru-based landlords allegedly refused to rent out their premises to her family when they got to know that she is a Muslim.

 A low-intensity quake shook Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district Monday.  No loss of life or property was reported, officials said.

For the first time in the country, diesel is being sold in Odisha at a price higher than that of petrol. On Sunday, diesel was being sold at Rs 80.78 per litre while petrol was being dispensed at Rs 80.65 per litre in the state capital. The price of diesel surpassed that of petrol for the first time here on Saturday when the former was sold at Rs 80.97/litre and the latter at Rs 80.90/litre. Prices of both the fuels have gone down relatively in the last five days.

The Indian men's hockey team put up a clinical performance against Japan, demolishing the Asiad gold-medallists 9-0 for its third win in as many matches at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here.

The body of a woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Jaroda village here in a suspected case of dowry death, police said Monday.