Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday apologised for the ethnic conflict in the state which claimed over 250 lives and rendered thousands homeless, and appealed to all communities to forget and forgive past mistakes and live together in a peaceful and prosperous state.

Stepping up heat on the ruling DMK over the student sexual assault case, the BJP's state unit on Monday announced that the party's women's wing will take out a rally from Madurai to Chennai, seeking justice for the victim.

Criticising the Centre for taking five months before declaring Wayanad landslide as a 'disaster of severe nature,' Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan said on Tuesday that it would have been more beneficial if the Centre’s announcement had come within two months after the calamity struck.

The Government of India has pledged to extend all possible assistance to Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen. Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi recently upheld the death sentence against Priya, who was convicted in 2018 for the murder of Talal Abdo Mahdi, a Yemeni national. According to media reports, the sentence could be carried out within a month. 

The BJP on Tuesday accused Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal of using children for political gains, charging him with practising "petty, cheap and dirty" politics.

A total of 804 personnel will be deployed by Mangaluru City Police across the city to ensure peaceful new year celebrations on Tuesday night.

Five months after devastating landslides destroyed three villages in Wayanad, the Union Government has declared it a disaster of "severe nature," recognising its intensity and impact for all practical purposes, an official source said on Monday.

Mumbai Police have arrested a key accused in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, officials said on Tuesday.