A Delhi court on Tuesday granted two-day interim bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

Salem, Tamil Nadu: A heart-wrenching incident unfolded on June 18 in the 2nd Agraharam Street of Salem, as a 46-year-old woman named Paappathi tragically ended her own life in a bid to secure financial compensation for her children's education expenses. Paappathi, a temporary conservancy worker at the Salem collectorate and a single parent, believed that her death would bring her children the needed funds to cover their fees.

The women wrestlers have questioned the intent of the oversight panel that probed the sexual harassment accusations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and alleged that it was biased towards him, according to the charge-sheet filed by the Delhi Police in the sensational case.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 21 an appeal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court's July 7 verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.

Two student groups protesting against the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl at a university hockey ground here pelted stones at each other on Monday, prompting police to use force to disperse them, officials said.

A man was arrested for allegedly throwing in a canal his 18-month-old daughter who was rescued by a 'kanwariya', police said on Monday.

Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his son who left the Enforcement Directorate office in the wee hours of Tuesday have been summoned to appear this evening in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining.

The Kerala government has declared a public holiday across the state following the demise of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy, aged 79, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at a private hospital in Bengaluru, where he had been undergoing treatment for cancer.