Haridwar: Two dreaded criminals including a murder convict escaped from Haridwar district jail, officials said on Saturday.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddiqui was shot dead in Bandra on Saturday evening. Lilavati hospital has confirmed to CNBC-TV18 that Baba Siddqui has passed away.

Hyderabad: Dr Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, a former Delhi University professor and prominent human rights activist, passed away on Saturday, 12 October 2024, at the age of 58. He died at Hyderabad’s Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest, just seven months after being acquitted in a case where he was accused of links with Maoist groups.

Mumbai: The RSS should think whether today's "hybrid BJP" is acceptable to it, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday, addressing his party's annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park here.

Dumka (Jharkhand): Two minor boys died on Saturday after getting buried beneath a mound of soil while playing at Jogia Mode in Dumka district, police said.

Dumka (Jharkhand): A 26-year-old woman killed herself allegedly by jumping in front of a train at Bagjhopa village in Dumka district on Saturday, police said.

Mehsana: Nine labourers, including two women, were killed and one person was injured after soil caved in during construction of a stainless steel factory near Kadi town in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, police said.

Ratnagiri: A tense atmosphere emerged on Friday evening during a march organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Ratnagiri. The incident drew strong reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Kankavli MLA, Nitesh Rane, who condemned the actions of a few individuals he accused of attempting to disturb the event. Rane claimed that as long as people with a "jihadi mentality" exist in India, they would hinder Hindus from celebrating their festivals and obstruct nationalist organisations like the RSS from holding peaceful gatherings.