In a unique blend of tradition and technology, Deepak Goel from Prayagraj has introduced a 'digital photo snan' service at the Maha Kumbh for Rs 1,100. The service allows people who cannot physically attend the festival to symbolically cleanse their sins.

A fire that broke out in a five-storey residential building in Marine Lines in south Mumbai at around 12:30pm on Saturday was doused two hours later, though there was no report of injuries to anyone as those stranded on the upper floors were evacuated safely, a civic official said.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reiterated India’s support for a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict during the G20 foreign ministers' conference in South Africa. This marks the first official comment from India following US President Donald Trump's controversial proposal to "take over" Gaza and deport its two million Palestinian residents to Egypt and Jordan.

A Dalit man’s wedding procession was violently attacked by a group of around 40 upper-caste men in Bulandshahr on Thursday night, according to police reports. The groom was allegedly pulled off his horse, and guests were assaulted for playing DJ music while passing through an upper-caste locality.

The government is set to hold workshops for women representatives from all three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), focused on developing at least one model women-friendly gram panchayat in each district, an official said.

At least six workers were feared trapped when a section of a roof collapsed in the under construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Saturday, police said.

A local court here has sentenced a man, his wife and sister to life imprisonment for the murder of a 10-year-old girl, officials said on Saturday.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is examining the existing statutory provisions and the need for a new legal framework to regulate "harmful" content amid complaints of "obscenity and violence" being shown on digital platforms.