Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday slammed as "divisive agenda" the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments' order to all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names and demanded that it should be withdrawn.

Before the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the political turbulence within the BJP shows no signs of abating. State Minister rank post holder Sonam Chishti has resigned from her post, leveling serious allegations against the Yogi government. Sonam Chishti, Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Transgender Welfare Board, stated that officers in the Yogi administration are unresponsive and have even threatened to file cases against her if she speaks out. Her resignation is not yet accepted by the government.

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016.

With the UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigning citing personal reasons, the Congress on Saturday said he apparently "nudged out" given the current controversy in which the UPSC is involved.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced the centre and city-wise results for medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities.

A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to extreme heat exposure at the 'Harami Nallah' creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, official sources said Saturday.

A classroom wall at Shree Narayan Gurukul School in Vadodara collapsed on Friday, injuring one student. The incident occurred during the lunch break at around 12:30 PM.

Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said.