A majority of Indian and foreign investors consider that high oil prices have emerged as a significant risk to the country's economy, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.

A day after actress-producer Priyanka Chopra got a notice from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for an illegal construction, her mother Madhu Chopra's spokesperson said on Wednesday the "the required appropriate measures" were being taken.

Disturbed by problems in his love-life, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Atul Lokhande shot himself on Tuesday night, police said.

Over the last few days, eight people have been lynched over suspicion of being child traffickers. This suspicion and paranoia among the people have been created by fake WhatsApp forwards. While not much progress has been made to curb this menace of fake news, Kannur district in Kerala has taken a very appreciable step in this direction.

Many rivers in Uttar Pradesh are in spate following heavy rains in the past 48-hours. Rivers Ghaghra and Saryu are flowing much above normal level while Rapti has breached the danger-mark severing connectivity in parts of Gonda district, an official said on Wednesday.

At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a firecracker godown in Telangana's Warangal Rural district, police said.

The Dubai-based Emirates airlines has said it will no longer serve "Hindu meals" on its flights but passengers can order from a variety of other meals in advance to meet their religious dietary requirements.

Actress Sonali Bendre says she has been diagnosed with a "high-grade cancer" and she is undergoing treatment in New York.