More than three weeks after a couple allegedly killed their 18-month-old daughter and secretly buried her at a graveyard in Maharashtra's Thane city, the police exhumed her body and arrested the husband-wife duo after an anonymous letter tipped them off about the crime, an official said on Thursday.

Six school children were killed and around 20 sustained injuries after a bus carrying them met with an accident in Haryana's Mahendragarh on Thursday, police said.

A viral message regarding voting rights is circulating on social media ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, claiming that individuals can cast a "challenge vote" if their name is not on the voter list. The message also suggests that if someone has already cast their vote, individuals can request a "tender vote" to cast their ballot. Additionally, the message falsely states that if any polling booth records more than 14% tender votes, repolling will be conducted.

Several students were injured after a bus carrying school children met with an accident in Haryana's Narnaul district on Thursday, police said.

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will not allow implementation of the CAA, NRC and the Uniform Civil Code in the state.

In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, a pre-poll survey conducted by Lokniti-CSDS has revealed that unemployment and price rise are the primary concerns of nearly half of the electorate. The survey highlighted that Muslims, Dalits, and Adivasis are particularly concerned about these issues, with nearly two-thirds (62%) expressing difficulty in finding jobs.

Telugu Desam Party, has decided not to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Telangana, and the beleaguered party here is yet to take a call on whom to support in the state, though it is part of the NDA in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, a senior leader of the party said.

Amid a tussle within the Pawar family over the Baramati Lok Sabha seat, where NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule is pitted against cousin Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar, an old interview of Sharad Pawar has been shared by his party, in which he speaks about giving equal opportunities to girls.