An 8-year-old girl, Afreen, fell into a drain in Gorakhpur, UP, amid heavy rains. Locals found her body 50 meters downstream. She was taken to the hospital but declared dead.

According to fire officials, a call was received at around 5.15 PM alerting them to the blaze

The Supreme Court has reserved its order on petitions challenging its August 11 directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and confine them permanently in shelters.