Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh each for the Kannadigas who lost their lives in the recent landslide disaster in Wayanad, Kerala.

An emotional Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged the Chair to expunge certain remarks made by BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari in the House regarding his political journey.

With assembly polls in key states coming up, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the "mahaul (public mood)" is in the party's favour but cautioned against complacency and over confidence after the goodwill generated for it in the Lok Sabha elections.

Renowned social activist and former IAS officer Harsh Mander has been awarded an honorary doctorate by York University, recognizing his significant contributions to law and justice in India.

Military personnel on Wednesday intensified search and rescue operations in Kerala's Wayanad district, where landslides have claimed more than 100 lives, with the Army saying that it has recovered around 70 bodies so far and rescued nearly 1,000 people.

The state government on Tuesday passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, popularly called the ‘Love Jihad Law’, proposing stringent measures, including as high as life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5 lakh for people found guilty of marrying a woman by deceit and also converting her religion.

The Editors Guild of India has sought a review of the new criminal justice laws that were implemented this month, contending that their provisions could potentially be used against journalists.

The rescue operations in the landslide-stricken Wayanad district of Kerala continued on Wednesday, as grim scenes unfolded with rescuers desperately searching for those trapped under the debris.