A Delhi court on Monday sent to three days' judicial custody 17 people arrested on charges of assaulting police personnel and conspiracy to commit offences against the State during a protest at the India Gate over pollution, saying the allegations against them were "serious".

A 31-year-old man allegedly duped two women of around Rs 11 lakh in Mumbai by claiming to be a "descendant" of Prophet Mohammad and promising to double their gold jewellery and increasing cash flow in home, police said on Monday.

A firm linked to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, on Monday sought 15 more days to respond to a notice issued by the the Inspector General of Registration's office, which directed it to pay Rs 21 crore towards stamp duty in a land deal case.

A woman from Arunachal Pradesh, who lives in the UK, alleged that immigration officials at China's Shanghai airport detained her for nearly 18 hours after refusing to recognise her Indian passport during a transit halt, raising concerns over Beijing's repeated attempts to challenge India's territorial sovereignty.

The ED on Monday said it has frozen collective deposits worth about Rs 523 crore of online gaming companies WinZO and Gameskraft, as the platforms allegedly "held" funds worth crores of rupees that should ideally have been refunded to players after India banned real-money gaming recently.

Some residents of a village in Maharashtra's Beed district allegedly stopped the kin of a child who was sexually assaulted by a 15-year-old boy from reporting the matter to police or seeking medical treatment for her, officials said on Monday.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday defended his controversial "vote for funds" remark, asserting that despite decades of allegations, he owes "no debt to anyone".

Five pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured when a bus fell into a ravine near the Kunjapuri temple here on Monday, officials said.