More than 20 people were injured after a clash broke out between two groups during a Kartik Purnima procession in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Wednesday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Taratand police station area, where a religious procession linked to Tulsi Vivah was being taken out.

According to local residents, a minor altercation on Tuesday evening during the Tulsi Vivah rituals snowballed into a violent confrontation.

The Ujjain Development Authority (UDA) on Wednesday carried out another round of an anti-encroachment drive in the city's Begum Bagh locality, demolishing 12 buildings for violating land-use norms, an official said.

According to the UDA, all the demolished structures had been declared illegal as the leases of the plots had been cancelled several years ago.

Begum Bagh is a Muslim-majority residential colony under the jurisdiction of the Mahakal police station in Ujjain, the home district of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

The Border Security Force (BSF) and West Bengal Police have finally come to a mutual settlement over the clashes between the personnel of the two forces at Chapra in Nadia district on Tuesday night over the custody of seized Phensedyl (a banned cough syrup).

On one hand, the Krishnanagar Police District, under whose jurisdiction the site of the clashes at Chapra comes, had released the BSF jawan, who was detained by the cops on Tuesday night, without registering any case against him.

On the other hand, it has been mutually agreed upon by both forces that the 1,753 bottles of Phensedyl that were seized on Tuesday night will remain in the possession of the Krishnanagar Police District.

At least six pilgrims were killed after being run over by a train at Chunar railway station in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning, officials said.

According to officials, the victims had just alighted from a train and were attempting to cross the railway tracks when a speeding train arriving on the adjacent track hit them. The impact was severe, leaving the bodies badly mutilated.

Officials said the accident took place at 9.15 a.m. on Wednesday, and the bodies have been sent for the post-mortem examination.

The weather across Delhi-NCR has undergone a notable change this week, with both day and night temperatures falling sharply. Residents are beginning to notice a nip in the air, signalling the gradual arrival of winter.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum night temperature could fall to around 14 degrees Celsius in the coming days, while the maximum temperature is expected to hover near 27 degrees. The forecast for November 5 to 10 indicates a steady decline in both maximum and minimum temperatures.

At least 30 passengers, including many students, were injured on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district when an overloaded minibus overturned on the road.

Officials said the bus was overloaded and went out of the driver’s control, and overturned on the road in Rajouri.

“Nearly 30 passengers were injured, while two critically injured students were airlifted to Jammu for specialised treatment after doctors at the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri referred them to Jammu. Senior civil and police officers, including the deputy commissioner, DIG and SSP Rajouri, went to GMC Rajouri to find out the status of the injured passengers," the officials said.

Two persons were killed and several others injured in three accidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since the horrific collision between an RTC bus and a tipper truck that claimed 19 lives in Telangana’s Rangareddy district.

A series of road accidents involving RTC and private buses is causing concern among commuters in the Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

In the latest accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Sathya Sai district, one person was killed and eight others injured when a private travel bus rammed into a truck early Tuesday morning.

The accident occurred near Dhamajipalli in Chennakothapalle mandal when a Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently instructed the security forces to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir remains free from infiltration. For Pakistan, apart from the huge embarrassment, a big fallout post Operation Sindoor was that it was finding it hard to send terrorists into India.

There is heightened security at the borders, and infiltrations have almost fallen to nil. In October, an infiltration bid was made by two terrorists. However, both were killed by the alert forces at Kupwara. With infiltrations becoming extremely hard and almost impossible, Pakistan has now chosen to disturb the harmony in Jammu and Kashmir.

Plans are afoot to create communal trouble in Jammu and Kashmir, and to do so, the ISI is trying to launch a massive disinformation campaign.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in several areas of Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad has exceeded 400, placing it in the “severe” category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB).

In Delhi, Alipur recorded an AQI of 420, Anand Vihar 403, and Ashok Vihar 370, while Bawana and Burari Crossing also had levels above 390.

In Delhi-adjacent Noida, Sector 125 recorded 345, Sector 116 had 357, and Sector 62 had 323 AQI levels.

The situation in Ghaziabad was even more worrying, with Loni recording an AQI of 420, Vasundhara 389, Sanjay Nagar 360, and Indirapuram 334.

A man, who allegedly abused and threatened to kill BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan, has been arrested in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

The accused, Ajay Kumar Yadav, a resident of Bagga Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, has been sent to jail by the police.

Amid the ongoing Bihar poll campaign, Ravi Kishan had lodged a police complaint on November 1, alleging that he had received death threats and abusive calls containing derogatory remarks about his family and religious beliefs.

Officials said that an FIR was registered at the Ramgarh Taal Police Station in Gorakhpur following his complaint.

In a post on the social media platform X, dated October 31, Ravi Kishan had detailed the nature of the threats he received.

In a spectacular display of talent, creativity, and cultural brilliance, DAV College, Chandigarh has once again reaffirmed its artistic legacy by bagging the Overall First Runner-Up Trophy at the 66th Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival 2025.

Under the visionary leadership of Dr. Mona Narang (Principal), the inspiring mentorship of Dr. Purnima Sehgal (Dean, Cultural Activities), and the unwavering guidance of Prof. Surinder Kumar (Deputy Dean, Cultural Activities), the college ascended to glorious artistic heights, shining resplendently across the vibrant spectrum of culture, from the soulful strains of music and the expressive realm of theatre, to the creative finesse of fine arts, the eloquence of literary pursuits, and the rhythmic grace of folk traditions.

The Principal congratulated the students and faculty, lauding their unwavering dedication and two months of relentless preparation that culminated in this resounding victory.

A horrific accident in Jaipur’s Harmara area on Monday claimed three lives and left over a dozen people injured after a speeding dumper went out of control and ploughed into multiple vehicles.

The death toll is feared to rise as several victims remain in critical condition.

According to police, the accident occurred around 1 p.m. near Loha Mandi in VKI (Vishwakarma Industrial Area).

The dumper, reportedly heading toward the Loha Mandi petrol pump on Highway 14, lost control due to brake failure and rammed into about ten vehicles, including cars and motorcycles.

Gujarat is witnessing an unusual weather phenomenon marked by a mix of winter chill and unexpected rainfall, creating a dual-season atmosphere across the state. While light to moderate showers have been recorded in several regions, heavy rains have lashed parts of South Gujarat and Saurashtra, causing disruptions in daily life and raising concerns among farmers.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that this spell of unseasonal rain is likely to continue on Monday, urging both citizens and farmers to remain cautious.

According to official data, 43 talukas received rainfall in the last 24 hours, with Dwarka recording the highest at 1.38 inches, followed by Bhavnagar (0.87 inches) and Morbi (0.79 inches). Areas like Halvad, Sojitra, and Khedbrahma also witnessed moderate showers.

The capital is gasping once again. As a thick haze engulfs the Delhi-NCR region, the air pollution levels have soared to alarming levels. According to the latest official estimates, only seven of Delhi’s 39 air monitoring stations recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) below the danger mark, while the rest slipped into the “very poor” to “severe” categories.

The air quality in most parts of Delhi continues to be suffocating. R.K. Puram (335), Rohini (352), Sonia Vihar (350), Wazirpur (377), and Vivek Vihar (373) reported AQIs well above 300 — an indication of severe pollution. Other localities like Sirifort (338), Shadipur (330), and Pusa (333) also showed extremely poor air quality. Across the border, Noida is facing a similar crisis. The AQI at Sector 62 stood at 304, Sector 116 at 306, and Sector 125 at 299 — all hovering around the “very poor” mark.

At least three people were killed and three others sustained serious injuries in a road accident in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Monday morning.

The fatal accident occurred near Naiper village under the Industrial Police Station area of the district around 4 a.m.

According to the SHO of Industrial Police Station, a speeding luxury car, travelling from Purnea to Hajipur, rammed into the rear of a 16-wheeler truck that was parked on the road. The impact was so severe that the car was reduced to mangled metal.

All the deceased and injured were associated with an exit-poll team working during the Bihar Assembly elections.

Twenty people were killed and several others injured in a collision between an RTC bus and a truck in Telangana’s Rangareddy district on Monday.

The accident occurred around 6.30 a.m. on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway near Mirzaguda in Chevella mandal, about 60 km from Hyderabad.

The bus, which was moving to Hyderabad from Tandur, was hit by a concrete-laden tipper truck coming from the opposite direction.

According to eyewitnesses, passengers sitting in the first six rows were crushed and buried under the gravel as the tipper lorry pierced through the bus. The entire gravel load fell in the bus, adding to the intensity of the crash.

The West Bengal Police have decided to tie up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curb crimes, said a police source on Saturday. An AI cell is going to be formed in the police department.

According to the police source, the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar issued guidelines in this regard from Bhabani Bhawan (state police headquarters) on Friday. The initiative has been taken to make the police technology-dependent and efficient in all aspects, from investigation to administrative work, planning and training.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast generally dry weather over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal for the next two days, with light rainfall expected at one or two places in the state.

According to the weather bulletin, changes in the intensity of easterly winds are influencing the weather pattern across the southern peninsula.

"Due to a variation in wind speed and direction, Tamil Nadu and its adjoining Union Territories are likely to experience predominantly dry conditions. However, isolated light rainfall may occur at one or two locations," the Met Centre said.

Meanwhile, the Andaman Sea is witnessing increased wind activity.

Two schoolchildren were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a school van collided head-on with an SUV in Rajasthan's Kota district on Saturday morning, police said.

According to police and eyewitnesses, the accident, near the 132 kV grid station in the Etawa police station area, occurred when a tyre of the school’s van suddenly burst, causing the driver to lose control. The van veered into the opposite lane and collided with an oncoming SUV.

The impact of the collision was so severe that both vehicles overturned, with the SUV rolling nearly 20 feet away from the road. The front portion of the van was completely mangled, and school bags and books were scattered across the roadside. Locals who heard the loud crash and children’s cries rushed to the scene.

 A sense of shock and fear gripped Belghat village under Mufassil police station in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on Friday after two persons — a father and his son — were found lying murdered on the roadside.

The deceased have been identified as Pramod Kushwaha and his son Priyanshu Kushwaha, residents of Belghat.

According to local sources, the duo had gone out for some work on Thursday afternoon but did not return home until late in the evening.

Their family launched a search, and at around 4 a.m. on Friday, both were discovered unconscious along the road.

Punjab Police apprehended three operatives of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for writing pro-Khalistan slogans on walls of schools in Punjab, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

New York-based SFJ is backed by mastermind Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen designated a terrorist by the Indian government. Those arrested have been identified as Navjot Singh, alias Jota (24), and Gurpreet Singh (26), both residents of Kaliaewala village in Ferozepur; and Harjinder Singh, a resident of Mananwala in Bathinda.

The Police have also recovered four mobile phones and one dongle device from their possession.

A passenger was killed while several others were injured after a bus, in which they were travelling, overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district on Friday

The tragic incident occurred in Khetiya town, located on the left bank of the Narmada, in Barwani. The pilgrims were going to 'Prakasha', a significant Hindu pilgrimage site in the Nandurbar district of northern Maharashtra.

Pilgrims had come from Omkareshwar in neighbouring Khandwa and participated in Narmada Parikrama (spiritual journey) in Barwani. After completing Narmada Parikrama, they were going to 'Prakasha'.

Upon receiving information, a team from the Khetiya Police Station swung into action and rescued the passengers with support from the residents. Injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital in multiple ambulances.

In a major crackdown on food adulteration, the Eastern Range-I of the Delhi Police Crime Branch busted an illegal factory manufacturing adulterated 'desi ghee' in Bawana Industrial area, officials said on Friday.

The raid executed on Thursday led to the arrests of two persons, and over 3,700 litres of fake desi ghee, along with raw material, machinery, and counterfeit packaging material, were also seized from the premises.

According to police, a team led by Inspector Lichhman, along with other personnel acting on credible intelligence, conducted a raid on October 29 under the supervision of ACP Sunil Srivastava.

The factory was found operating under various brand labels and producing spurious ghee using refined oils and non-dairy substances.

The vigilance of the security agencies once again came to light along the India-Pakistan International Border after the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a suspicious individual in the Murar border area of Jaisalmer during routine patrolling.

According to sources, the individual has been identified as Mohammad Iqbal (40), a resident of Araria district in Bihar.

The BSF personnel intercepted him late Thursday night after noticing his suspicious movements near the border. During initial questioning, Iqbal reportedly failed to provide a convincing reason for his presence in Jaisalmer and his approach toward the International Border.

Persistent drizzle and fog blanketed large parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, ushering in a sharp wintry chill across several districts including Jaipur, Udaipur, Alwar, Sikar, and Karauli.

The intermittent rainfall since morning caused a significant drop in temperature, while dense fog enveloped rural and semi-urban areas, reducing visibility on key highways and affecting vehicular movement.

The Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a yellow alert for rainfall across 17 districts, warning of light to moderate showers accompanied by gusty winds in parts of the state.

At least two persons were feared dead and several others injured in a tragic accident that occurred on Thursday morning in the industrial town of Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, where a crane engaged in railway bridge construction overturned and crushed a moving pickup van.

The incident occurred around 8.30 a.m. in the Sagaur police station area of the Pithampur industrial zone, triggering panic among workers and passersby, a police official said.

According to a senior police official, the crane was lifting a heavy cement pillar as part of ongoing work on a 500-metre-long railway over-bridge that has been under construction for nearly three years.

Three people were killed and another sustained serious injuries after a goods vehicle rammed into a tree early Thursday morning in Shivamogga district of Karnataka.

The deceased have been identified as 35-year-old Asadulla, 33-year-old Firoz, and 31-year-old Sadiq, all residents of Tavare Chatnalli.

The driver of the vehicle, Irfan, sustained serious injuries, and locals shifted him to Meggan Hospital in Bengaluru.

Severe cyclone Montha, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of Wednesday, wreaked havoc, killing two people, damaging houses, crops, and electricity towers and disrupting vehicular traffic.

Strong winds uprooted trees and electricity poles, while heavy rains resulted in the lakes and streams overflowing.

Villages and residential areas in some towns in coastal districts were inundated. Roads were also flooded in a few areas, disrupting vehicular traffic.

Teams of the NDRF and the SDRF were engaged in the work to remove fallen trees and poles. Efforts were also being made to restore the electricity supply in the affected areas.

The weather in Delhi-NCR has taken a U-turn, with temperatures steadily falling from the last week of October into the first week of November. Light fog has begun appearing across several parts of the region, signaling the arrival of early winter conditions.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in the coming days is likely to remain between 30 and 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum may drop to around 17 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels are expected to stay between 50 and 90 per cent, resulting in a smog during the morning and evening hours.

As per the IMD forecast, the maximum temperature on October 29 is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius, with a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius and shallow fog conditions. On October 30, light fog is likely to persist, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees (max) and 18 degrees (min).

Heavy rain has been lashing parts of Telangana under the impact of severe cyclone Montha, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Narsapur.

Heavy rain inundated low-lying areas and disrupted vehicular transport in some areas.

Authorities in Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Suryapet and some other districts have declared a holiday for educational institutions.

Overflowing rivulets, streams and water bodies flooded the roads, cutting off villages in Nagarkurnool district, which shares a border with Andhra Pradesh.

The impact of Cyclone Montha is being increasingly felt across Bihar, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a heavy rainfall alert for several districts.

According to the latest IMD forecast, districts including West Champaran, Kaimur, Banka, Rohtas, Gaya, Sheikhpura, and Nawada are expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday as the cyclone’s outer bands move northward.

The cyclonic system is also likely to cause a notable drop in temperatures and strong gusty winds across parts of southern and western Bihar over the next 24 hours. The weather office has urged farmers to suspend harvesting and drying activities, while residents have been advised to avoid open areas and weak structures.

A fire broke out on the second floor of the State Bank of India's branch in the Dhakuria area of Kolkata on Wednesday.

Locals and bank security guards observed smoke emanating from the bank and immediately notified the Fire Department.

After receiving information, six fire engines rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.

No one was injured in the incident.

The Fire Department has started investigating the cause of the fire.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a short circuit might have caused the fire.

Two people were killed while 12 others suffered burn injuries after a bus carrying labourers came in contact with a high-tension power line in the Manoharpur area, about 50 kilometres from Jaipur, on Tuesday.

According to officials, the labourers were being transported to a brick kiln in Todi village when the accident occurred.

The bus reportedly brushed against an overhead high-tension line, causing an electric current to surge through the vehicle and triggering a fire. Locals rushed to the scene and helped rescue those trapped inside the burning bus.

Eyewitnesses said several passengers sustained severe burns before they could be pulled out.