An RSS activist allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday, claiming that he was denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections, police said.

A police inspector from Deoband landed in controversy after a video of his remarks on terrorism and religion went viral on social media, prompting the police headquarters to initiate disciplinary action.

Shopkeepers at Lajpat Rai Market, which reopened on Saturday after remaining shut since the blast near the Red Fort earlier this week, said it may take several days for business and footfall to return to normal.

Police on Saturday detained eight people from Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly sending OTPs over phones under the pretext of filing enumeration forms for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls here, a senior officer said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the tribal community's contribution to the country's freedom struggle was significant, but the Congress did not acknowledge the same and neglected the community during its 60-year rule.

Three persons, including two bodyguards of the principal district judge in Jamshedpur, drowned and one went missing after their car fell into a dam in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, police said on Saturday.

At least 20 fire tenders were pressed into service on Saturday to douse a massive blaze in a multi-storey building in Kolkata’s congested Ezra Street area, officials said.