The Congress attacked the Gujarat government on Monday, accusing it of negligence in handling a mysterious outbreak that has claimed 14 lives in the Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas of Kutch district.

Calling it an epidemic, the Congress stated that despite repeated warnings, the Gujarat government failed to act promptly.

Meanwhile, the Gujarat government has dispatched 22 medical and surveillance teams to the affected areas. This comes after 14 suspicious deaths, including those of six children, were reported till September 8.

The fatalities have largely been attributed to fever and pneumonia, with patients also experiencing difficulty in breathing.

On Monday the Gujarat Congress criticised the state government’s handling of the crisis, accusing it of negligence.

England men’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood has said his team "needs a special day" if they’re going to win an ongoing match against Sri Lanka at The Oval, admitting it will be "one hell of a Test win" from the position the hosts are in the contest.

Sri Lanka ended day three’s of the third Test at 94/1, and needed 125 runs on day four to earn a famous Test win over England, who were bowled out for 156 in their second innings in 34 overs of a shocking batting performance.

Three children have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a house in the suburbs of Melbourne, police said on Monday.

The children were rescued from a house that had caught fire in the outer northwest of Melbourne in the state of Victoria by emergency services on Sunday night, news agency reported.

Victoria Police said in a statement that all three received immediate medical care at the site and were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the children are aged five years, three years and 21 months.

The Joint Forum of Doctors has objected to Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee's social media post where he blamed their strike for the death of an accident victim.

The forum in a communique on Sunday to Banerjee contested Banerjee by presenting some facts related to the accident.

Banerjee in a post stated that a boy from Konnagar in the Hooghly district of West Bengal faced a road accident and died after bleeding for three hours without receiving medical attention as a consequence of ongoing protest by doctors on the R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder case.

Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu on Monday said the company is taking aggressive steps to open offices in rural areas.

Vembu said this, even as the Chennai-based SAAS company opened another office in a rural area of Tamil Nadu.

The new campus launched in Tharuvai in Tirunelveli district, adds to other major centres in southern districts: Mathalamparai in Tenkasi, and Kappalur in Madurai.

“I love this new campus!” Zoho chief posted on social platform X, while noting the company’s expansion to the Kumbakonam area in Thanjavur district.

Following the alleged involvement of controversial actress and choreographer Sumi Borah in the multi crore trading fraud, more people from the Assamese movie industry are set to come under the scanner of the investigating team, an official said on Monday.

The Assam government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) Department will look after the overall probe.

Borah, who is on the run, hails from Dibrugarh and started her career as a dancer. She acted in a few Assamese movies and also did choreography.

She was well connected with many people in the Assamese movie industry and the actress allegedly used her connections to get clients for investment in the prime accused Bishal Phukan’s company for promised higher returns through online trading.

On his 57th birthday on Monday, Akshay Kumar announced that he is joining forces with director Priyadarshan once again after 14 years for the upcoming horror comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’.

Akshay shared the motion poster of the film. In the image, Akshay is seen having milk in a bowl with a black cat standing on his shoulder.

“Thank you for your love on my birthday, year after year! Celebrating this year with the first look of ‘Bhooth Bangla'! I’m beyond excited to join forces with Priyadarshan again after 14 years,” wrote the actor, who last worked with the filmmaker in 2010 in the film "Khatta Meetha".

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant commended Purani Dilli 6 for their resilience and dedication in the Adani Delhi Premier League (DPL). Despite their semifinal match against South Delhi Superstarz being abandoned due to rain, which ended their opportunity to reach the final, Pant praised the team's efforts throughout the tournament.

After the semifinal was washed out, as per the tournament rules, the team that is placed higher in the points table advanced to the final of the tournament. South Delhi Superstarz, having finished second in the points table, progressed to the Final and Purani Dilli 6, who finished third with 10 points, were eliminated.

Pant, who has been closely following the Purani Dilli 6 progress, said the team will comeback stronger in the next season. The right-handed batter also shared an emotional post on his Instagram story captioning it as "our team has won hearts".

At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus fell off a mountain road in Yemen's southern province of Lahj, a security official said.

The official on Sunday, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident occurred in the Maqatrah district on a hazardous road linking the provinces of Aden and Taiz, reports news agency.

He added the bus fell from a steep slope and plunged into a rocky valley below after the driver lost control due to a brake failure.

The official confirmed that the death toll includes women and children. Eyewitnesses described the accident as "horrific," noting that the impact was so severe that some victims were ejected from the vehicle.

Six people were arrested for pelting stones at a Ganesh pandal in the Sayedpura area of Gujarat's Surat on Monday, said officials here, adding that 27 others, who were involved in encouraging the incident have also been detained.

Stone-pelting at the Ganpati pandal led to widespread unrest on Sunday evening. The angry locals took to the streets against the stone pelting incident, leading to widespread unrest and vehicle damage. The protesters, enraged by the stone-pelting incident, surrounded the local police station, demanding swift justice. Police had to resort to the lathi charge and use tear gas to control the growing crowd.