The fire that broke out on July 19 on a merchant navy ship off the coast of Goa is under control, a senior Indian Coast Guard official said on Sunday, adding one crew member had died in the blaze.

The Congress on Sunday sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's position for the opposition in the all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament session, and raised the issue of paper leaks, including of the prestigious NEET, sources said.

The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected in its Mallapuram district, identifying epidemiological linkages and providing technical assistance.

Former Maharashtra minister and BJP veteran Madhavrao Kinhalkar joined the Sharad Pawar camp on Saturday, days after many functionaries of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP switched their allegiance to NCP (SP), which turned tables on rivals in recent Lok Sabha polls.

 A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Union education ministry to cancel the UGC-NET test following inputs that the exam's integrity may have been compromised.

An RLD leader on Saturday claimed that poetess Shabeena Adeeb could not participate in a 'mushaira' here following objections from some BJP leaders.

The ruling alliance, which came second in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, is reportedly planning to contest the upcoming assembly polls under a collective leadership. NDTV reports that the assembly elections will be held in Maharashtra in September or October. In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance won 17 seats, while the opposition India Alliance won 30 seats.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been chosen for the first Oommen Chandy Public Servant Award instituted in memory of the party veteran and former Kerala Chief Minister late Oommen Chandy.