The Union Agriculture Ministry has reportedly withdrawn approval for 11 biostimulants derived from animal sources, including chicken feathers, pig tissue, bovine hide, and cod scales, just months after clearing them for agricultural use.

Maharashtra’s political circles were rocked on Thursday after senior Shinde Sena leader Ramdas Kadam made a sensational claim regarding the death of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Speaking at the Shinde faction’s Dussehra rally at NESCO Centre in Goregaon, Kadam alleged that Thackeray’s body was kept inside Matoshree for two days in 2012 to take fingerprints.

 The family of a 17-year-old Muslim boy from Botad, Gujarat, who was allegedly subjected to custodial torture, has approached the Gujarat High Court after the Supreme Court redirected the case. The matter is listed for hearing on Monday, October 6.

A clash broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday evening during a Durga idol immersion procession on Dussehra. The violence occurred near Sabarmati T-Point after tensions flared over a controversial poster.

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has made a bold statement in the lead-up to the upcoming Bihar elections, vowing to retire from politics if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party secures more than 25 seats.

A man was arrested here on Thursday for allegedly sharing an objectionable post with a tampered photograph of Chief Minister Adityanath on social media, officials said.

Musician Shakharjyoti Goswami and singer Amritprabha Mahanta were arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, police said.

An 18-year-old labourer was stabbed to death allegedly by two persons in north-east Delhi's Bhagirathi Vihar on Thursday, police said.