A video circulating widely on social media that allegedly shows a Muslim man cooking biryani using water from a roadside drain has been found to be artificially generated, according to fact-checkers from Alt News.

Kolkata Police has put in place elaborate security arrangements across the city ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, with special emphasis on Park Street and adjoining areas that are expected to witness heavy footfall, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

A six-year-old girl from Maharashtra’s Thane died over a month after being bitten by a street dog, a civic official said on Wednesday.

A 23-year-old man died after allegedly being attacked with sharp-edged weapons by six people in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, police said.

The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has issued notices to major quick-commerce platforms, including Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto and Bigbasket, to overhaul their delivery policies, following a surge in traffic violations and reckless driving by their riders.

The rupee appreciated 12 paise to 89.51 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, supported by the RBI's major liquidity announcement and the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market.

 Police in Nagpur have seized MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh and arrested two men from Rajasthan in connection with the seizure, officials have said.

 Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said the state government should take concrete steps to prevent overcrowding at hospitals, enhance security arrangements, reduce excessive workload and curb administrative negligence, which he held responsible for the assault of a patient by a doctor at a prominent hospital here.