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.

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 27, IMD said on Friday.

Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) faces turmoil as its key ally, the CPI, launched a full-blown revolt on Friday against the lead partner CPI(M) over the state General Education Department's decision to join the PM SHRI Schools scheme, which was signed a day ago.

A former local committee secretary of the CPI(M) was found dead at the party office in a town in Ernakulam district on Friday, police said.

 A special commemorative coin of Rs 200 denomination was released here by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday as a tribute to the remarkable victory of Rani Chennamma at Kittur over 200 years ago.