A seven-year-old girl was abducted by a man and bludgeoned to death with a brick after a failed rape attempt here, police said on Saturday. The accused was arrested following an encounter with police.

A jawan of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon while he was posted on security duty at a coal mine in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Saturday.

The Indian government is set to cultivate a workforce of one million skilled workers to meet the rising demand for trained personnel across its flagship schemes involving a dozen central ministries. The Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has begun consultations with 12 central ministries to assess their specific requirements for skilled labor to support the effective implementation of these initiatives, according to a senior government official.

Two key Parliamentary Standing Committees, led by prominent opposition leaders, have outlined their agendas to address pressing national concerns, including the availability of essential commodities, foodgrain management, and the regulation of pharmaceuticals.

The investigation into the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique has intensified, with the number of arrests rising to nine. On Friday, his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, shared a cryptic message on X (formerly Twitter), prompting speculation about the ongoing situation.

India on Friday sent 33 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, including medicines, to Lebanon.

An Air India Express flight IX-196 headed to Jaipur from Dubai received a bomb threat via email on Saturday.

In a recent development in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique's murder case, the Mumbai Police on Saturday have found a photograph of Siddique's son, Zeeshan Siddique, in the phone of one of the accused.