A Tenka Yedapadavu resident who had gone missing in Tirupati while travelling in train five days ago, located in Chennai. The missing person was Subraya Karant (78), a resident of Shibrikere in Chennai.

At least eight persons have died and over 10 injured in a tourist boat accident in the US state of Missouri, said an official.

According to Southern Stone County Fire Protection spokesman Eric Nielsen, the incident occurred on Thursday on the Table Rock Lake near Branson, CNN reported. There were more than 20 people onboard when it capsized, Nielsen said.

Swamijis of various mutts are in news for all wrong reasons now. Raghaveshwara Swamiji of Ramachandrapura Mutt faced rape charges and had to attend court in connection with that. The court finally ruled the swamiji had ‘illicit and immoral’ relationship with the survivor. Yet, he continues to be in the chair. Babas and self-declared godmen in North India are being jailed one after another over sex related charges. Mutts that had to be centres of spirituality and philosophy are becoming centres of politics, controversy, with even rape charges included. People have begun to view these places with suspicion.

An RTO inspector killed on the spot when the car he was travelling in collided with a roadside divider near Tavarekere in Shira Taluk here today morning.

The deceased has been identified as RTO Inspector Devaraju (50) of Chitradurga. The accident occurred when the car driver lost control over the vehicle and crashed into a divider. The inspector was reportedly returning from Shira this morning.

As the government served WhatsApp with a second notice asking it to check the spread of fake and provocative content, the Facebook-owned platform on Friday said it is launching a test to limit forwarding that will apply to everyone in India.

"In India where people forward more messages, photos, and videos than any other country in the world, we'll also test a lower limit of 5 chats at once.

Tahsildar Madan today announced that all schools in Belthangady Taluk have been declared holiday due to heavy rains.

Heavy rain lashed the taluk on Thursday, and the Meteorological Department has forecasted that the rainfall will continue on Friday as well.  Following which schools across the taluk have been declared the holiday.

Two persons have died and three others have been buried in rubble on a hillside after a cloud burst triggered heavy rains in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, an official said on Friday.

Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hoped that MPs will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive debate.