Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday said its investments in Adani group companies have been made independently and in accordance with its board-approved policies, following detailed due diligence.

The Delhi government will implement a uniform age of admission of 6+ years for Class 1 in all the government, government-aided and recognised unaided private schools under the DoE from the academic session 2026-27.

The Congress on Saturday alleged that the savings of Life Insurance Corporation's 30 crore policyholders were “systematically misused” to benefit the Adani Group and demanded that Parliament's Public Accounts Committee investigate how LIC was “forced” to make investments in the conglomerate.

The DNA profiling of victims of Andhra Pradesh bus fire accident will take 48 hours and is expected to be completed by October 27, said an official on Saturday.

The days following Diwali have once again brought a sharp decline in Delhi-NCR's air quality, with hospitals reporting a noticeable surge in respiratory and pregnancy-related complications.

The police on Saturday detained one person in connection with the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old woman doctor in Maharashtra's Satara district, an official said.

The body of a 35-year-old man who died in the recent boat tragedy off Mozambique coast was brought to his native place in this district on Saturday, relatives said.

A speeding car ran over pedestrians, killing five people and leaving two injured, police here said on Saturday.