Mau MLA Abbas Ansari has been convicted in connection with a hate speech delivered during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

The Constitution has ensured that whenever the country has faced a crisis, it has remained united and strong, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai said on Saturday.

Two high-end hotels here were promptly evacuated on Saturday after they received bomb threats through email, an official said. Three Rajasthan ministers were in one of the hotels when the threat was made.

Valmik Thapar, one of India's most eminent wildlife conservationists and authors, died at his residence Saturday morning. He was 73.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has triggered controversy with his recent remarks about stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, referring to him as "worthless" and suggesting that politicians should avoid reacting to such individuals to deny them undue attention. Fadnavis was speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express when he commented, "Inki aukat nahi hai (They are not worth it). Reacting to them only increases their stature. It is wiser to ignore such people politically."

In a worrying revelation, the Excise Department has identified 104 schools across Kerala as drug hotspots, highlighting the growing threat of substance abuse among school students.

In a diplomatic win for India’s global campaign against terrorism, Colombia has withdrawn its earlier statement expressing condolences to Pakistan following Operation Sindoor. The retraction came after a strong intervention from an Indian parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Several people were feared dead after five houses and a hotel collapsed due to landslides triggered by heavy rain in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai town, officials said.