Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex on Thursday plunged about 965 points to crash below the 80,000 level due to heavy selling in global equities after the US Federal Reserve signalled fewer rate cuts next year.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he is ready to form a committee headed by a retired judge to look into the Waqf properties issue.

Attacking Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said he should resign from the cabinet and "give up politics".

The death of Mridul Islam, a 45-year-old Congress worker and advocate, during the party’s ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ protest in Guwahati on Wednesday has triggered a political storm in Assam. The Congress accused the Himanta Sarma-led state government of attempting to intimidate protesters through excessive force.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing on Wednesday, marking the first boundary talks between the Special Representatives (SR) since 2019. Both sides “positively affirmed” the progress of their disengagement agreement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and emphasized learning from the four-year military standoff to maintain peace and stability at the border.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred YouTuber Ravindra Balu Bharti and his company, Ravindra Bharti Education Institute, from accessing the securities market until April 4, 2025. The action follows allegations of running an unregistered investment advisory business.

In a shocking incident at the Rajgarh district hospital in Madhya Pradesh, thieves stole an oxygen supply pipe recently, leaving 12 oxygen-dependent newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) struggling to breathe. The stolen pipe, a 10-15 foot copper segment, was essential for supplying oxygen to the critical unit.

The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has rejected the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.