A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life-term imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday criticized Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, stating that "anyone with self-respect would have quit" after Munde’s close aide, Valmik Karad, was arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Massajog, Beed.

Nearly 18,500 prison inmates across Chhattisgarh on Tuesday took a `holy bath' with water brought from the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj where the Maha Kumbh is underway, an official said here.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that the government has "snatched" the scholarships of the youth of SC, ST, OBC and minority communities, and claimed that its slogan of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" mocks the aspirations of the weaker sections.

The Punjab government has reportedly scrapped the licenses of 40 travel agents in Amritsar as part of a crackdown on allegedly fraudulent agencies operating in the state.

India reportedly saw a total of 84 internet shutdowns in 2024, making it the second highest in the world, according to a recent report by digital rights organisation, Access Now.

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta expelled 12 AAP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, from the House for the day for raising slogans during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's address on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old man, who on Monday allegedly killed five people including his 13-year-old brother and seriously injured his mother, was a good natured, mild mannered and soft spoken person according to neighbours and relatives.