New Delhi: Several parts of the national capital faced outages as a late Wednesday evening rainy storm pummelled the city.

Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh): In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against Naxalism, security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region have killed Nambala Keshav Rao, widely known as Basavaraju, along with 26 other dreaded Maoists in a fierce encounter.

Ara: A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pet dog in Bihar's Bhojpur district on Wednesday, officials said.

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 182 Covid-19 cases have been reported in Kerala in May so far, state Health Minister Veena George said on Wednesday.

New Delhi: India on Wednesday expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission here on charges of indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status.

Srinagar: A Srinagar-bound Indigo flight from Delhi with more than 220 people on board hit turbulence midair on Wednesday due to inclement weather, prompting the pilot to report the "emergency" to air traffic control at Srinagar. The flight later landed safely here, officials said.

Chandigarh: Jailed YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra had been in contact with a Pakistani officer since 2023, police revealed on Wednesday.

Babar Ali began an extraordinary journey in education at the tender age of just nine years. What started as a small effort to teach children under a guava tree has grown into a well-established school, Anando Shiksha Niketan, which offers completely free education to hundreds of students every year. Over the past 22 years, Babar Ali has dedicated himself to providing quality education without any fees, helping thousands of children—especially from marginalized communities - build a better future.