All India Hindu Mahasabha national general secretary Pooja Shakun Pandey has been arrested in connection with the murder of local businessman Abhishek Gupta, police said on Saturday.

An "all-party" delegation including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer on October 14 ahead of civic body elections, MP Sanjay Raut said here.

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) will not contest the upcoming bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota Assembly seats, its chairman and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday.

Poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) denied allegations on Saturday that it filed a false affidavit in the Supreme Court, clarifying that the document in question was never formally submitted but merely "tendered across the bar" in response to a query from the bench.

The US "values" its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals.

The city’s Cyber Crime Police Station has registered an FIR against five social media accounts for allegedly posting derogatory and threatening comments about Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said decisions regarding tie-ups with the BJP's allies for the coming civic elections would be taken at the local level.

The Union education ministry has asked states to modernise fee collection processes in schools by using UPI to improve transparency and enhance convenience for parents.