Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the mahant of Dasna Devi Temple and a controversial Hindu seer, has been detained by the police in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, following a First Information Report (FIR) filed against him for allegedly delivering a blasphemous speech against Prophet Muhammad. The FIR was registered on Thursday, based on a complaint by a police officer from the Sihani Gate police station.

A special court in Pune has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on October 23 in a criminal defamation case filed by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandnephew, Satyaki Savarkar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the Congress is being run by a "gang of urban Naxals", and asked people to unite to defeat the "dangerous agenda" of that party.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday submitted a representation to Hyderabad police commissioner C V Anand demanding that a criminal case be registered against Uttar Pradesh Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand for his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammed.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha slammed the BJP and stated that people of "anti-Constitution ideology" had not invited President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new Parliament in New Delhi and the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

Domestic carrier IndiGo on Saturday said it is facing a temporary system slowdown across its network, affecting its website and bookings.

Indian Railways is set to introduce its first hydrogen train, with trial runs scheduled to begin in December 2024. This initiative, which will involve 35 hydrogen trains and significant investments in ground infrastructure, will place India among a select group of countries, Germany, France, Sweden, and China that operate hydrogen-powered trains.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench has quashed an FIR against Dr. Ajai Lall, a Christian missionary and office-bearer of Aadhaarshila Sansthan, for charges of child trafficking related to adoptions that took place 15 years ago. The Court expressed its disapproval of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which had initiated the investigation despite no complaints from the children or their adoptive parents.