The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the police if organising protests was enough to attract anti-terror law UAPA in a February 2020 riots' case, while asking it to specify the roles of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in instigating violence.

Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said.

Flight operations at Birsa Munda airport here were affected due to dense fog on Thursday, an official said.

Three tigers and a leopard that died of avian influenza at a rescue centre in Maharashtra's Nagpur district possibly contracted the infection after eating chicken, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Thursday.

The rupee slipped 1 paisa to its record low of 85.92 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, the third straight session of downfall, weighed down by a stronger American currency and higher crude oil prices.

A 32-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother after an argument over Rs 500 in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will leave for Tirupati on Thursday to visit those injured in a stampede, sources said.

 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday condoled the death of six persons in a stampede in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati, saying he was "deeply saddened" over the incident.