At least one woman was killed and four others were injured on Monday in Patna's Masaudhi area when a speeding tractor collided with the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in.

The accident took place when the tractor, reportedly speeding, rammed into a three-wheeler carrying passengers. The victims were from the villages of Bembai Afzalpur and Gadaria Bigha, located in the Uttarserthu Panchayat under the jurisdiction of the Pali police station in Jehanabad district.

The injured were initially admitted to a sub-divisional hospital in Masaudhi. Due to the severity of their injuries, they were later transferred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for further treatment.

A house collapse in the Govind Nagar area of Mathura's Nai Basti, Uttar Pradesh proved to be deadly for the neighbours as a two-year-old girl belonging to the neighbouring family died and several members of her family got injured after getting trapped under the debris.

The family informed the police that the incident occurred at around 2 A.M. on Monday when they were all asleep.

They said that the house of their neighbour named Zafar suddenly collapsed in the wee hours of Monday and led to the entire family getting trapped under the debris.

Portions of their house were also feared damaged in the incident.

The people trapped under the debris were rescued with the assistance of neighbouring families.

The Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft has touched down at Air Base 125 Istres-Le Tube in France marking its first-ever deployment in Europe where it will participate in the 22nd edition of 'Exercise Varuna', said officials here.

The 2024 edition of Indo-French Bilateral Naval Exercise 'Varuna' is starting on Monday and will continue till September 4.

Exercise Varuna will take place in the Mediterranean Sea and includes advanced tactical exercises underscoring the deepening synergy and interoperability between the two navies.

South Korean Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday tried to soothe concerns about hospital emergency rooms, as some doctors have warned of a potential disruption of emergency care due to a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors.

"Although there are some difficulties, we believe that emergency rooms are capable of maintaining operations," Cho told an SBS radio, news agency reported.

"The issues extend beyond emergency rooms to follow-up treatments, which were present even before the walkout by the medical community," Cho said. "This can be addressed through medical reform."

The minister added that the government will ensure 4,000 hospitals and clinics remain open over the Chuseok holiday.

CBI officials are now closely examining some other rooms adjacent to the seminar hall, the reported spot of rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here, to get additional clues about the crime.

Sources aware of the development said that bringing two other adjacent rooms and a washroom under the scanner is to ensure whether the seminar hall was really the scene of the crime or if the actual crime took place in any other room and then the body was dumped there.

One of the two rooms adjacent to the seminar hall which is under the scanner of CBI, was often used for the purpose of the medical examinations of the patients, as informed by the hospital authorities.

Mohamed Salah has said that it is his "last year" at Liverpool adding that nobody at the club has talked to him about a new contract.

The 32-year-old forward scored one and set up two goals to inspire a 3-0 victory for Liverpool over rivals Manchester United on Sunday.

He has either scored or assisted six of Liverpool’s seven goals so far this season, and his latest strike at Old Trafford took his tally against United specifically to 15, the highest figure for the club.

"I had a good summer and had a long time to myself to try to stay positive because as you know it's my last year at the club," Salah told Sky Sports after Liverpool's victory over Manchester United.

South Central Railway has cancelled 86 trains and diverted 70 other trains due to heavy rain and flooding in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

With the railway track damaged at different places in Telangana yet to be restored, the South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled the trains for a second day on Monday. The cancelled trains include superfast and express trains.

The authorities have partially cancelled some trains and diverted 70 trains. Cancelled, partially cancelled and diverted trains include those which pass through the two Telugu states.

The trains had to be cancelled as the track was either submerged or damaged at a few places in Mahabubabad district of Telangana on Sunday. Concrete under the track was washed away in a few places, said the authorities.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.

Al-Sudani made the remarks during talks with Major General Kevin C. Leahy, commander of the US-led coalition against IS in Iraq, in the presence of US ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski, said al-Sudani's media office in a statement, news agency reported.

The remnants of IS militants have turned into gangs that are being hunted by Iraqi forces in remote areas of the country, the statement said.

The meeting focused on "the progress of the technical dialogue between Iraq and the US-led international coalition about ending the coalition's mission in the country and transferring the mission to bilateral relations between Iraq and the coalition member states," it said.

The Pune Police have arrested at least three suspects in connection with the shocking murder of Vanraj B. Andekar, former Municipal Corporator of the Nationalist Congress Party, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, officials said here on Monday.

Taken virtually by surprise, Andekar, 32, was targeted with at least five bullets and a chopper attack at around 9.30 p.m. on Sunday, when he stood chatting with a cousin outside his home in Inamdar Chowk.

He was rushed to the KEM Hospital but declared dead on admission and later his body was taken to the Sassoon General Hospital for an autopsy early on Monday, said Jt. Commissioner of Police Ranjan K. Sharma.

Several residential areas in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada remained submerged on Monday while authorities intensified rescue and relief operations.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams along with the rescue workers from various departments of the state government were using boats to shift the people from flooded areas to relief camps.

After Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu spoke to the Union Home Minister and Home Secretary over the phone on Saturday, additional NDRF teams with speed boats rushed to Vijayawada for rescue operations.