In a strongly worded joint statement released on Saturday, more than 40 civil society organisations and individuals have called upon the Union and state governments to immediately halt the ongoing armed operations in Adivasi regions, especially in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, alleging that the real motive behind these anti-Maoist offensives is to facilitate corporate exploitation of natural resources.

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court administration has written to the Centre for vacating the official residence of the Chief Justice of India at Krishna Menon Marg here, noting that the current occupant ex-CJI DY Chandrachud has stayed beyond the permissible period.

An army personnel died of a bullet injury from his own service rifle inside a camp in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.

The power to grant anticipatory bail is an exceptional power and should be exercised only in exceptional cases, the Delhi High Court has said.

With prominent businessman Gopal Khemka being shot dead outside his residence in Patna, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the incident has once again proven that the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have together made Bihar the "crime capital of India".

Police have arrested the owner of a computer tutorial classes for allegedly sexually harassing a woman working at his establishment in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Sunday.

The official X (formerly Twitter) handle of global news agency Reuters has been withheld in India in response to a "legal demand", according to a message displayed on the platform.

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be "pragmatic" and in a way that suits the needs of society.