Bengaluru Police have arrested a thief who built a Rs 3 crore house for his girlfriend using money he robbed.

The accused has been identified as 37-year-old Panchakshari Swamy. Police have also revealed that he had connections with a well-known film actress.

According to police sources, Madivala Police in Bengaluru put an end to a long run of criminal activities. The accused, Panchakshari Swamy, hails from Solapur in Maharashtra. Despite being married and having a child, he was known for his womanising ways.

Investigations revealed that Swamy began committing burglaries in 2003 when he was still a minor. By 2009, he had become a professional thief, amassing wealth worth crores through his crimes. In 2014-15, he came into contact with a famous actress and developed a romantic relationship with her.

Two persons were killed and four others were injured in a tragic road accident in Bihar’s Jamui district on Tuesday.

All the injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. The accident happened due to a collision between a car and a truck.

The victims were returning after the Tilak ceremony and met with an accident when they reached the Sikandra roundabout in Jamui around 3 a.m. on Tuesday.

The good aspect of the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget proposals for the Financial Year 2025-2026 had been the Union government's focus on the country's transition to green economy, feel a section of the green technologists and environmentalists.

According to Kolkata-based green technologist and environmentalist Somendra Mohan Ghosh, the Union government's focus on environmental protection is expected to not accelerate the country's transition to a green economy but will also generate green jobs, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

"The Budget is likely to provide incentives and policy support for scaling up green hydrogen production and infrastructure, aligning with India's goal of becoming a global hub for green hydrogen," Ghosh said.

A 14-year-old girl, belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, was allegedly molested by an employee of Assam University in Silchar, after which a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged, police said on Saturday.

The varsity's officials called this incident "very unfortunate" and the internal complaints committee (ICC) was asked to submit a report within a week.

According to police, the accused, identified as Faruk Ahmed is at large, and a manhunt to nab him was on.

The complainant said that the victim went to the Law Department of Assam University on Friday accompanying a relative who works there.

To address challenges linked to Delhi’s contaminated water supply, the next government must undertake independent audit of water quality and infrastructure projects to rebuild public trust, said a report “Citizen’s Guide – Decoding Delhi's Water Woes 2025” on Friday.

The report, prepared by public-oriented experts, highlighted the hurdles Delhiites face in receiving clean tap water and proposed community involvement to build pressure on politicians for lasting improvement in water treatment and supply network.

“The Delhi government needs to encourage and incentivise community involvement in monitoring water quality, and perhaps through local water quality committees or apps, where citizens can report issues directly - which are then acted upon,” it said.

As the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light, scattered rainfall in parts of Gujarat between February 2 to 4, the Gujarat Directorate of Agriculture has urged farmers to take necessary precautions to protect their crops from potential damage.

The rainfall is predicted in parts of the state, including Valsad, Navsari, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Aravalli, Dahod, and Mahisagar districts.

Ensuring crop safety remains a top priority for the state government, especially due to unpredictable weather conditions.

To mitigate crop loss due to unseasonal rain, the Directorate of Agriculture has issued several advisories for farmers.

As part of the National Road Safety Month 2025, authorities in Gujarat have taken strict action against unauthorised parking, collecting over Rs 2 crore in fines from more than 44,000 violators.

This initiative is part of a larger effort to improve road safety and reduce accidents across the state, officials shared. To enhance public awareness of traffic regulations and prevent road accidents, the National Road Safety Authority conducted a month-long campaign from January 1 to January 31, 2025.

The campaign focused on educating citizens, enforcing traffic rules, and addressing key causes of accidents, such as overspeeding, lack of vehicle reflectors, and illegal parking.

A survey conducted by traffic authorities found that a significant number of accidents occur due to vehicles being rear-ended, malfunctioning tail or brake lights, overspeeding, wrong-side driving, and a lack of reflective stickers on vehicles. Additionally, illegal roadside parking was identified as a major contributor to accidents, prompting strict enforcement and fines. To reduce accidents, a special road safety drive was launched across Gujarat.

Alert troops detected terrorist movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Khari Karmara area of J&K’s Poonch district on Thursday after which a firing exchange broke out between the soldiers and the terrorists and is still on, the Army said.

"Terrorist movement detected in Poonch sector along the Line of control. Alert troops opened fire leading to a heavy exchange of fire. Operations are underway," the Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps said on its official X post handle.

Defence sources said two terrorists have been killed in this encounter so far, but official confirmation is still awaited.

Security forces have been maintaining high vigil in the hinterland while the army is maintaining 24X7 vigil on the LoC to ensure that the terrorists do not sneak into the Indian side of the LoC to disturb peace and tranquillity in J&K.

On Wednesday, security forces carried out massive searches in 25 locations in the Rajouri district in an anti-terrorist operation to trace over ground workers (OGWs) of terrorists. Searches were also started by joint forces in the Doda district today after locals reported the movement of some suspicious persons in those areas.

A bus-truck collision on National Highway 31 in Bihar’s Purnea district left two passengers dead and around a dozen passengers injured on Thursday.

The accident occurred between Hijla and Dighi bridge under Baisi police station limits when a bus travelling from Patna to Kishanganj collided head-on with a truck loaded with bamboo coming from the opposite direction at a high speed.

The impact of the crash severely damaged both vehicles. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, and all injured passengers were immediately shifted to Baisi Health Centre for first aid. Later, they were referred to Purnea’s Government Medical College and Hospital for advanced medical treatment.

The death toll in the JK cement factory incident in Madhya Pradesh's Panna reached four on Thursday while more than 30 labourers have been critically injured, police said.

The incident occurred when labourers were building a ceiling slab of the under-construction building, which is the part of JK Cement plant.

While the workers were busy with the construction work, the entire slab structure fell suddenly and many workers were trapped.

Superintendent of Police, Sai Krishna S. Thota, said that the incident took place at the factory located near Amaanganj town.