At least three devotees died, and over 50 were injured after a stampede broke out near Shri Gundicha Temple during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri.

Madhya Pradesh DGP Kailash Makwana blamed the easy availability of obscene material on cell phones and the internet as contributing factors of rising rape cases.

Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, wounding at least six people, including a child, according to Ukrainian officials.