A political controversy has surfaced in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties facing allegations of marginalising Muslim candidates in the allocation of party tickets.

Police have arrested sub-inspector Gopal Badane in connection with the alleged suicide of a woman government doctor in Maharashtra's Satara district, officials said.

The Congress on Sunday said India's air pollution crisis is no longer just a respiratory issue but a full-blown assault on our brains and bodies, as it called for radically revising the National Clean Air Programme and urgently updating the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

A senior officer of the Manipur Police based in Churachandpur district has been "threatened" on social media platforms, prompting the authorities to launch an investigation, officials said on Sunday.

A day after 19 passengers were charred to death in a fire in a private bus here, the Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday said the explosion of two 12 KV batteries contributed more to the blaze than the two-wheeler's fuel tank.

As many as six major election rallies were held across Bihar on Saturday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addressing three each while campaigning for the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, respectively.

RJD MLC Mohammad Qari Sohaib courted controversy on Saturday by saying that if Tejashwi Yadav becomes Bihar's chief minister, "all Bills will be torn apart, including the Waqf Bill".

Ghaziabad: A six-year-old girl died after inhaling toxic fumes while her mother was critically injured when a fridge caught fire in their house here, police said on Saturday.