Dhiman Chakma, who cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination not once but twice, had become a role model for IAS aspirants, especially from the northeast

In Bengaluru, Harini R, a 33-year-old woman, was found murdered in a hotel room. Police have arrested Yashas, 25, her alleged lover, in connection with the crime. Harini, married with two children, had been in an extramarital affair with Yashas. The murder occurred after Harini told Yashas she could no longer continue the relationship.

Railway officials said the passengers probably fell as commuters hanging from the footboard and their backpacks brushed each other as two trains passed in opposite directions