The Bombay High Court has upheld a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence for a man convicted of raping his minor wife, affirming that consensual sex with a minor, even within marriage, constitutes rape under Indian law.

In a humorous twist, a scammer impersonating a Mumbai Police officer attempted an extortion call but mistakenly connected with the Thrissur Cyber Cell. The incident gained attention on social media after the scammer unknowingly made a video call to the Thrissur Police, dressed in a police uniform and claiming to be from Mumbai.

Union minister Amit Shah on Friday said PM Narendra Modi will amend the Waqf Act despite opposition from leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar.

In an interview with NewsLaundry and The News Minute, NCP(SP) leader Sharad Pawar confirmed that a high-level meeting took place in 2019 at industrialist Gautam Adani’s residence in Delhi. Pawar stated that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the meeting.

With Maharashtra gearing up for elections on November 20, a self-proclaimed cyber expert, Syed Shuja, has once again raised allegations of EVM tampering. Shuja claims he can hack Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using technology from the US Department of Defence, where he once worked as a contractor.

Senior opposition leader Sharad Pawar on Friday accused Narendra Modi of "dividing" the society as he slammed the prime minister's campaign speeches and asserted that popular "unrest" against the ruling alliance will help the MVA return to power in Maharashtra.

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which entitles only those women, who adopt a child below the age of three months, to seek maternity leave benefits.

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused him of serving the interests of billionaires at the expense of India's poor.