At least three persons succumbed due to suffocation inside a well in Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Monday. The incident happened in the Phoolertal area under Lakhipur Police Station in the Cachar district. The deceased have been identified as Monojit Deb (35), Prosenjit Deb (28) and Amit Sen (27). Police said that Monojit and Prosenjit are siblings while Amit is their neighbour.

A massive fire was reported at a three-storey building in northeast Delhi on Monday, said a fire department official, adding that one person is missing. Sharing the details, police said that a call regarding a blaze at a Raymond showroom in Durgapuri Extension was received at 6:01 a.m. at Jyoti Nagar police station, following which, a police team rushed to the spot.

A man has been killed by a group of individuals in Delhi, police said on Monday, adding that they have nabbed one accused. A manhunt has been initiated to nab the other two suspects. The deceased is identified as Satender, a native of Sitamarhi in Bihar. Sharing details, police said that on Sunday at 11:42 p.m., information about an unconscious person in Kaushik Puri was received at Krishna Nagar police station, following which, a police team rushed to the spot.

A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday convicted two men and acquitted seven accused in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case in which the minor was burnt alive after the heinous crime. The prosecution presented statements from 43 witnesses, with 42 supporting its evidence, Special public prosecutor Mahavir Kisanawat said.Kisanawat said, "Magistrate Anil Gupta of the Bhilwara POCSO court found two main accused guilty in the incident. The other seven have been acquitted."

The ongoing controversy on Saturday surrounding Madhya Gujarat Vij Corporation Limited's (MGVCL) installation of smart electricity meters has ignited fresh protests in Vadodara. The installation of 25,000 smart meters has led to widespread dissatisfaction among consumers, who claim that their prepaid Rs 2,000 is being consumed within a week of installation. Consumers have reported that the smart meter app issues frequent reminders to recharge their accounts, cutting off power when the balance falls below minus Rs 300.

A retired Superintendent of Police (SP) was arrested under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) here on Friday night. Officials said that Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, a retired SP, was arrested for publishing "some FIRs and sensitive information" in a book. Aslam retired a few years ago. He was appointed as an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) in 1986 and he got out-of-turn promotions to become SP.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal reached the Tis Hazari court in Delhi on Friday to get her statement recorded before the magistrate in connection with the alleged assault on her at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence.

 In secluded Himalayan hamlets nestled close to the icy heights adjoining Tibet, political intrigue seems to be a world away. Among the stark, rugged and landlocked landscapes here, the inhabitants, mostly the Buddhists, devote themselves to the season’s harvest of peas, barley, and potatoes, weaving their lives around the cycles of the Earth rather than the clamour of distant power plays.

Assam has been reeling under conditions of a heat wave as several cities record temperatures at least five notches above normal. According to weather department data, Guwahati recorded a temperature of 37.2 degree Celcius on Wednesday, which is a departure of 5.4 degrees from normal. Tezpur witnessed a departure of 7.2 degrees and the city recorded 38.1 degree Celcius on Wednesday.

Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal’s wife Anita Goyal passed away on Thursday morning after suffering from the final stage of cancer. Anita Goyal is survived by her husband and two children, Namrata and Nivaan Goyal. According to reports, she passed away around 3 a.m. and Naresh Goyal was at their Mumbai residence.