Several places in Bihar were jolted by an earthquake of 4 magnitude that struck Siwan district on Monday morning.

The temblor that jolted the national capital early Monday was a result of naturally occurring variation in the geological features of the region and not due to plate tectonics, a senior scientist said.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday opposed the Maharashtra government's move to draft a law to stop "love jihad".

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the filing of several fresh pleas in a case related to validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Sunday strongly condemned US authorities for allegedly not allowing Sikh deportees, who were part of the second batch of illegal Indian immigrants brought from America, to wear their turbans.

A 52-year-old man was defrauded of ₹77.74 lakh after falling for a scam promising high returns on investments in gold mining and forex trading. The fraud came to light after he approached the Pune cyber crime police, who registered a case last week.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) is grappling with a series of defections in its strongholds of Konkan and Marathwada, prompting party chief Uddhav Thackeray to hold a key meeting at Matoshree. The party is formulating strategies to counter the growing influence of the Eknath Shinde-led faction and the BJP.

Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was found guilty on Monday of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee, a verdict that could see him disqualified from Parliament and contesting a general election this year.