BJP State Secretary VV Rajesh was elected Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with 51 votes, becoming the first BJP leader to head a municipal corporation in Kerala.

The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Jha, and Adil Ahmed Khan on charges of hurting religious sentiments.

An 18-year-old man in Telangana died by suicide after he lost Rs 1 lakh through a betting app. The man, identified as Vikram, was a resident of the Kandukur area in the Sangareddy district.