Thiruvananthapuram: The "explosion-like" sounds, accompanied by tremors, that were heard in the Anakkallu area of Malappuram district a day ago, were apparently caused due to friction and cracking of rocks close to the surface of the earth, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said on Thursday.

Umaria (MP): Three more wild elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) after consuming a toxic substance, taking the toll to ten so far this week, a forest department official said on Thursday.

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the "very poor" category on Diwali, with levels expected to worsen to the "severe" category due to bursting of firecrackers at night.

Chennai: In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court emphasized the protection of spousal privacy as a fundamental right, ruling that evidence obtained by one spouse snooping on the other is inadmissible in court. This ruling came as Justice G.R. Swaminathan overturned a lower court's decision that had allowed a husband to submit his wife's call records in a marital dispute case.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has opened online registration for the UP Combined State Agriculture Services Mains Examination 2024. Candidates who qualified for the preliminary exam, held earlier this year, are now eligible to apply for the main examination.

 In a disturbing incident, over 19 men in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar, located in Nainital district, have reportedly contracted HIV/AIDS due to their physical involvement with a 17-year-old girl addicted to heroin.

Amid controversy over his use of an ambulance to reach the Thrissur Pooram venue after hearing that the festival was disrupted, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday detailed the sequence of events leading to the incident and demanded a CBI probe into the entire episode.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik, who has been nominated by the Ajit Pawar-led faction for the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly seat, leaving Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena surprised, stated on Wednesday that he is an official NCP candidate and not a rebel.