BREAKING highlights: 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, 2 held

Dharmendra Pradhan, the union minister of education, offers prayers at the Maninagar Temple in Nayagarh, Odisha, where he says the structure belongs to the 12th century. He added that the area made significant contributions during the freedom struggle, according to ANI

Two people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old boy to death in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area following a quarrel over an old enmity, PTI reported.

The accused arrested for making threat calls to Reliance group head Mukesh Ambani has been remanded to police custody till October10, news agency ANI reported. 

Two calls were received at the call centre of Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai yesterday threatening to blow up the hospital & threatening to take the lives of Mukesh Ambani and his family.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released its fourth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, giving tickets to people from a cross-section of society, including teachers, businesspersons and tribals. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party had earlier announced 29 candidates for the year-end Assembly polls in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state.

Rescuers recovered 12 bodies of trainee mountaineers on Thursday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 16 from an avalanche in the Himalayas, ANI reported.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 16 kg of heroin valued at more than ₹80 crore at the Mumbai airport, news agency ANI reported.

The Nobel Prize in literature for the year 2022 was awarded to Annie Ernaux on Thursday at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Three boys died and 11 others are undergoing treatment in the government hospital following suspected food poisoning at a home for destitute in nearby Tirupur on Thursday, PTI reported.

The recently launched Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express was damaged after it collided with cattle on its track near Vatva railway station in Gujarat on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for every next of kin of the eight people who lost their lives, after being swept away due to flash floods in the Mal river in Jalpaiguri district during idol immersion of Goddess Durga.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese documentary filmmaker to 10 years in prison for violating sedition and communications laws.

At least 20 people were killed in a mass shooting in a northeastern province of Thailand, Reuters reported citing a police spokesperson. Read more.

In Chhattisgarh, mob beat three people dressed as sadhus suspecting them to be child lifters on Thursday. News agency ANI reported that their credentials have not been verified yet.

Newly launched Akasa Air will start allowing pets to fly with them. The airline informed on Thursday that bookings will open from October 15 and flying will commence from November 1. Read more.

The Mumbai Police has detained a person from Bihar's Darbhanga in a case related to threat calls to business tycoon Mukesh Ambani and his family. Read more.

Former Nepal cricket team captain, Sandeep Lamichhane - accused of raping a minor - was arrested and taken into custody by police at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Supporting protesting Iranian women, a Swedish Euro MP cut off her hair in parliament, calling for EU action against Iran. Read more.

Growth in India's services industry slumped in September to a six-month low, led by a substantial easing in demand amid high inflation, a private survey showed. Read more.

An FIR was registered after 3 police officials were injured while acting on a complaint on Wednesday night about some disturbance at Jeewan hospital in Gurugram, Haryana. Teams have been formed to nab the accused, news agency ANI reported quoting SHO Bhondsi PS Mukesh.

Indian-origin baby, parents, uncle who were kidnapped found dead in California…read more.

India has reported 2,529 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The country's active caseload stands at 32,282.

Gunmen opened fire in a municipal hall and a house in a small town in southern Mexico, killing 18 people including the mayor, local media reported citing the Guerrero state Attorney General’s Office…read more.

A total of eight deaths have been registered so far in the flash flood occured in Mal River during Durga Visarjan in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri. DM Moumita Godara told news agency ANI that search was underway to find if there are more casualities…read more.

Nine people died while about 40 people were injured after a tourist bus crashed into Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus in Vadakkenchery in Palakkad district, news agency ANI reported quoting state minister MB Rajesh…read more.

Elon Musk and Twitter have agreed to postpone former's Thursday deposition, sources familiar with the litigation were quoted as saying by Reuters.