Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday amid slogan shouting by opposition and treasury benches over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "democracy under attack" remarks made in the UK.

A special court here has directed the Lucknow police commissioner and eight other police personnel to appear before it for allegedly making public the identity of a juvenile apprehended in connection with a case of fraud.

The headmaster of a government school here was arrested on Tuesday for "inappropriately touching" girl students, police said.

An 85-year-old woman, widow of a former army man, was robbed of her jewellery and killed in this district, police said on Wednesday.

Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar, best known for his roles in TV shows such as ''Nukkad'' and ''Circus'', passed away at a hospital here on Wednesday morning due to multiple organ failure, his younger brother Ganesh Khakhar said. He was 71.

Srinagar: "What goes around comes around", National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday in response to claims of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik that his security has been downgraded.

London/Delhi: Tamil author Perumal Murugan's novel Pyre' is among 13 books from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America to make it to the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2023, announced by the Booker Prize Foundation here on Tuesday.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear plea of the Karnataka Lokayukta against grant of anticipatory bail by the high court to BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, the main accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents (KSDL) contract scam.