A 24-year-old man was killed after being hit by a long distance train while he was taking a selfie on railway tracks in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

Non-agricultural permission will no longer be required for using industrial land in Maharashtra as the state government plans to amend the relevant law to implement this change, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said.

 Jaspal Singh, who was among 104 deportees brought in a US aircraft on Wednesday, claimed that their hands and legs were cuffed throughout the journey and they were unshackled only after landing at the Amritsar airport.

The Ministry of Finance has prohibited the use of AI tools, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, on office devices due to concerns about potential leaks of confidential government data. The directive, approved by Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, applies to all departments within the ministry.

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here, has barred 18 employees from participating in all religious and spiritual activities of the temple body as part of a disciplinary action for allegedly partaking in non-Hindu activities, said an official memo.

New Delhi: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared an update on the company’s Chief of Staff hiring process, revealing that it received over 18,000 applications. Among those who applied, more than 150 candidates were interviewed, with 30 individuals already securing offers and 18 joining Zomato and its group companies, including Blinkit, in key roles.

New Delhi: Senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has launched a scathing attack on former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, accusing him of sidelining Lingayat leaders to advance his son’s political career.

Kalaburagi: Raju Kapnoor, who was arrested in connection with the suicide of contractor Sachin Panchal, has been granted conditional bail by the District and Sessions Court. The court’s decision coincided with Kapnoor’s birthday.