A former bank employee has been arrested from Delhi for allegedly trying to take over the mobile number of late NCP leader Baba Siddique in order to siphon off funds from his bank account, police said on Tuesday.

An Assam court has granted bail to Arif Rahman, a resident of Gauripur in Dhubri district, who was arrested in May for allegedly posting "anti-national" content on social media. The bail order includes a directive that Rahman chant “Jai Hind” three times every morning for 21 days and upload a video of the act on his social media accounts daily.

As Bihar undergoes the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming elections, fear and confusion are reportedly gripping rural residents who say they lack the documents required to prove their citizenship—despite holding multiple government-issued IDs.

What began as a festive tribute to India's favourite summer fruit ended in utter chaos at the Lucknow Aam Mahotsav, where the final day of the event witnessed scenes of confusion as visitors stormed display areas to grab mangoes meant solely for exhibition.

Several leaders and activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were detained by the police on Tuesday ahead of a proposed protest rally in Mira Bhayander town of Thane district.

A district court here has dismissed a plea seeking the transfer of the original 1991 Gyanvapi suit from the court of the civil judge to another court.

Amid ongoing tensions over language in Maharashtra, Bhojpuri actor and BJP MP Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, has thrown a direct challenge to the Thackeray cousins. Responding to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) actions targeting non-Marathi speakers, Nirahua told reporters, “I do not speak Marathi. I speak Bhojpuri and live in Maharashtra. If you have the courage, try and drive me out.”

Three school students were killed in this district on Tuesday when the van they were travelling in collided with a passenger train, even as different versions of the tragic incident surfaced.