The Union Home Ministry has informed Parliament that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) continues to lead the country in arrests under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), even as its conviction rate remains below 1 percent.

Former IPS officer and former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Wednesday called for basic but major institutional reforms to tackle India’s air pollution.

A 13-year-old boy reportedly pulled the trigger in the public execution of a man accused of murdering his family members in Afghanistan’s Khost province. Tens of thousands witnessed the event, where Taliban officials placed a weapon in the boy’s hands after he refused to pardon the convicted man.