A bridge on the Bhogavo river in Gujarat's Surendranagar district collapsed on Tuesday afternoon due to a sudden rise in water following discharge from an overflowing dam, officials said.

Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly next week to ensure capital punishment to convicted rapists.

A bulldozer demolished the boundary wall and gate of the Kotwali police station in Siddharthanagar on August 28, 2024. This action was part of a broader anti-encroachment initiative aimed at reclaiming government land for road expansion. The police station, listed among 55 illegal structures, was unexpectedly included in the demolition drive.

The postmortem report of two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district has revealed that they died due to asphyxiation. Police are treating the incident as a case of double suicide, noting that no injury marks were discovered on the bodies. Police are now investigating the circumstances that led to the girls' deaths.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has introduced a stringent new social media policy that categorises posting anti-national content as a severe offense, punishable by up to life imprisonment. The policy, which was approved on Tuesday, covers platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped and beaten up by her father on multiple occasions in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that Jharkhand minister Champai Soren had been under 'surveillance' of his own government police for last five months.

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his "will not let 'Miya' Muslims take over the