Indian diplomat Rentala Srinivas launched a scathing attack on Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, accusing the country of long-standing cross-border terrorism.

A village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district has become a flashpoint of communal tension following the desecration of a 12th-century Mahadev temple on September 19. Police investigations, however, revealed that the accused was not from the Muslim community but a Hindu man, a fact that has done little to calm the unrest.

TVK president Vijay on Sunday announced that Rs 20 lakh would be given to the families of those who lost their lives at a stampede during his party's rally in Karur on September 27.

Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute here, was apprehended from Agra early Sunday, Delhi Police said.

Officials from the Higher Education Department have reportedly suggested a three-year deadline for guest lecturers at government first-grade colleges to obtain the qualifications prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five states.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday expressed deep grief over the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) campaign meeting in Karur that claimed 36 lives and left 58 others injured.

A 16-month-old girl died after accidentally falling into a vessel of boiled milk at a Gurukul school in Korrapadu village of Anantapur district, said police on Sunday.