Atchutapuram (Andhra Pradesh): The death toll in the fire accident at a pharmaceutical unit here on Wednesday rose to 13, officials said.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that there is an imminent need to re-look at mandatory attendance norms in colleges and universities as the teaching methods have substantially changed post the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Delhi: As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.

Patna: Patna Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Shrikant Kundlik Khandekar was accidentally struck by a policeman during a lathi-charge on Wednesday, as law enforcement attempted to disperse supporters of the day-long Bharat Bandh.

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him.

Maria Branyas Morera, the world’s oldest person, died at the age of 117 on Monday, her family confirmed. The American-born Spanish woman was recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in January 2023, following the death of French nun Lucile Randon.

In another Maharashtra shocker, a government school teacher in Akola district was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing six female students and showing them obscene videos.

The Bharat Bandh called by various groups on Wednesday to protest the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) received a mixed response across the country. The bandh led to significant disruptions in some regions, while others remained largely unaffected.