Kollam (Kerala): Two individuals were arrested for allegedly placing a telephone post across the railway tracks at Kundara near here, police said on Saturday.

Darbhanga (Bihar): A local court here sentenced Mishri Lal Yadav, BJP MLA from Bihar's Alinagar seat, and his associate to three months imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 500 each for attacking and causing injury to a person in January 2019.

Hyderabad: A class 8 student of a private school died by suicide on Saturday by jumping from the school building after being "reprimanded" and "slapped" by a teacher, police said.

New Delhi: As per the revisions, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Britannia Industries Ltd will be excluded from the index, according to a release from NSE Indices.

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu): Continuing his tirade against the Centre over the National Education Policy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said he would not agree to implement it even if the Centre offered to provide Rs 10,000 crore in funds to the state.

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by BJP leader P C George in connection with a hate speech he made during a television debate recently, saying that it will give a wrong message to the society.

New Delhi: Former governor of Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das was on Saturday appointed the second Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), was arrested by Assam Police from his residence in Ghoramara, Guwahati. The Special Task Force (STF) carried out the arrest, and Hoque has been taken to Sribhumi for questioning.