Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday defended his praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, stating that he spoke with India's interests in mind and that "we cannot always speak only in terms of party interest."

Bhopal: A school in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Saturday received an email claiming that the institute would be blown up by “RDX”, which was declared a hoax later, police said.

Mahakumbh Nagar: A fire broke out at the storeroom of a camp in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Saturday evening, gutting seven tents and destroying some items, including blankets and foodgrains, officials said.

Sheopur (MP): A 26-year-old man collapsed and died on a horse during his wedding procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district, an official said on Saturday.

Cumbum (Andhra Pradesh): A 57-year-old woman in Prakasam district, frustrated with her son's misconduct, allegedly killed him and with the assistance of relatives dismembered his body into five pieces, police said on Saturday.

Bhagalpur (Bihar): A 36-year-old man, suspected to be mentally challenged, was lynched by a mob after he allegedly beat two people to death in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Saturday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma continued to question Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s British wife Elizabeth Colburn’s links with Pakistan, alleging on Saturday that the "network is now emerging as far more significant and deeply entrenched than initially thought".

The Mumbai police are questioning New India Cooperative Bank's General Manager and Head of Accounts, Hitesh Mehta, on Saturday after a case was registered against him and his associates for allegedly embezzling Rs 122 crore of the bank's funds, officials said.