A Class 2 student was raped in an NDMC school here and the accused, an electrician working there, has been arrested, police said on Friday.

The minor girl was raped on Wednesday in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in the Gole Market area but the incident came to light on Thursday after the victim's parents reported the matter to the police.

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed a right-wing activist of the Hindu Janjagran Samiti (HJS) and recovered some explosive materials from his home in Palghar early on Friday, an official said.

Nearly a dozen patients have died during a strike by Bihar's doctors, which was called-off on Friday after an assurance by the state government to fulfil their demands, officials said.

With the water level at the Idukki dam fast rising, two more shutters of the dam were opened on Friday, said a Kerala Minister.

Less rains on Friday though has brought some relief to the state that has seen 27 deaths in rain-related incident in over 48 hours. The Army is taking part in rescue-relief and damage control exercises in Idukki, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.

About 40,000 people visited IKEA's first India store on the opening day here , a company spokesperson told IANS.

The world's leading Swedish home furnishings retailer received huge response from customers on Thursday. The spokesperson, however, declined to share the numbers relating to the business transacted on the first day.

 Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a youth, who was part of the Kanwariyas, on the charges of vandalizing a car after it brushed one of them, police said.

A case was registered on Thursday against four persons on charge of gang-raping a schoolgirl and making a video of the crime, police said.

The parents of the victim lodged the FIR at Sikandra police station that she was forcibly whisked away to nearby Kankretha forest on a two-wheeler by the accused while she was returning from school on July 30. She was again gang-raped on August 2, the FIR said.

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the aviation regulator to obtain a detailed report from British Airways over an alleged incident of an Indian passenger and his family being asked to de-board the airline's flight in the UK. "I have directed the DGCA to obtain detailed report from British Airways on the issue," Prabhu tweeted.