A Qatar Court has commuted the death sentence given to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.

In collaboration with The Washington Post, Amnesty International has brought to light alarming revelations regarding the persistent utilization of the Pegasus spyware, developed by the NSO Group. The investigative findings expose the deliberate targeting of prominent journalists in India, a group that includes individuals who have previously fallen victim to attacks involving the same intrusive spyware.

Drivers of two senior officials allegedly raped a 32-year-old woman in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday, police said.

Large posters bearing images of the upcoming Ram temple and the new airport and a message that hails Ayodhya as a city of "Maryada, Dharm and Sanskriti" have been put up in the temple town in Uttar Pradesh.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused the urgent listing of a plea by Neelam Azad, a woman arrested in the December 13 Parliament security breach case, who alleged that her police remand was illegal as she was not allowed to consult a legal practitioner of her choice to defend her during the trial court proceedings.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Wednesday said Parliament has turned into a "deep, dark chamber," as he accused the central government of maintaining silence on the security breach.

The death toll in the accident involving a private bus which caught fire after a collision with a dumper in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district rose to 13 on Thursday, an official said.

DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth passed away here on Thursday following illness.