A 28-year-old nurse at a private hospital allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a residential society with her 3-year-old son tied to her waist, resulting in their deaths, police said on Wednesday.

The IT ministry has stipulated that intimation to social media platforms for removal of 'unlawful information' can only be issued by senior officials and would require precise details and reasons to be specified, as it notified IT Rules amendment to streamline content takedown procedures and bring transparency, clarity and precision in actions.

Ramping up its preparations for special intensive revision of voter lists across India, the Election Commission top brass on Wednesday assessed the progress made on mapping the current electors with the voters as per the last SIR in different states.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed trade issues during a phone conversation amid efforts by the two sides to repair bilateral ties that remain under strain after Washington slapped a whopping 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods.

Top anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal drew sharp criticism from the opposition on Wednesday after floating a tender to procure seven luxurious BMW cars, with leaders accusing the "guardians of integrity" of "chasing luxury over legitimacy".

The government plans to procure six fast patrol boats for the armed forces, essentially required to acquire capability of small team insertion for "surveillance and reconnaissance", according to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued for it.

Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to provide financial assistance to 1,031 eligible people who were included in the preliminary list and later excluded from the final list to be identified as endoulfan victims.