Abhijeet Suresh Nair, the prime accused-absconder in the sensational Thane hit-and-run case of October 21, surrendered before the Naupada Police Station after remaining on the run for 24 hours, officials said here on Tuesday.

According to an official, the accused along with a lawyer, reached by a cab to the Thane Police Commissionerate office which directed him to the Naupada Police Station where he gave himself up this evening.

Nair, who was reportedly drunk and driving a second-hand Mercedes car said to be around 15 years old, rammed into a 21-year-old youth, Darshan Shashidhar Hegde, who was driving home on a scooter after buying some food from a restaurant near the Thane Railway station.

Unbeaten Indian junior men's hockey team registered their third consecutive win on Tuesday as they comfortably beat hosts Malaysia 4-2 at the Sultan of Johor Cup here on Tuesday. With this win, India is on top of the points table with nine points while New Zealand is placed second with 5 points and Australia are placed third with four points.

Sharda Nand Tiwari (11'), Arshdeep Singh (13'), Talem Priyobarta (39') and Rohit (40') scored in India's win while Muhammad Danish Aiman (8') and Harris Osman (9') scored for Malaysia.

It was, in fact, hosts Malaysia who made a roaring start to the match by putting India on the backfoot early in the game. A quick-fire goal was set up by their captain Muhammad Addy Jazmi Jamlus who assisted Muhammad Danish Aiman to score a fine field goal in the 8th minute of the match. They doubled this lead in the following minute when Osman Harris scored from a PC.

Though the 2-0 lead for Malaysia was a setback for India, their forwards shook off the early nerves and created scoring opportunities. In-form drag-flicker Sharda Nand Tiwari helped India score their first goal in the 11th minute through a perfectly converted PC.

The Araria Police in Bihar have arrested a 55-year-old man, Mohammad Abdul Gaffar, for allegedly entering the official residence of local Member of Parliament (MP) Pradeep Kumar Singh without authorisation on Tuesday.

Gaffar, a resident of Bangama Tola village, was apprehended after being found in possession of a country-made pistol and seven live cartridges.

The incident has raised serious concerns about the MP's security. Singh, who regularly holds a Janata Darbar at his residence to address public grievances, said: "A person entered my house and attempted to go upstairs while I was conducting the Janata Darbar. My personal guard intervened, checked him, and discovered a pistol and seven live cartridges kept in his waist. The guards immediately detained him and alerted the local police."

Singh also mentioned that he has raised security concerns in the past, citing potential threats to his safety. He emphasised that the incident highlights the ongoing risks he faces, stating, "Today was one of those days where a person illegally entered my house."

A team of Israeli researchers has discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi without harming other organisms, an advance that can help fight infections, especially as antibiotic resistance becomes a growing concern.

The study published in Nature Microbiology on Tuesday found the toxins in more than 1,00,000 microbial genomes.

It revealed how some bacteria use these toxins to compete with other microbes.

Opener Sediqullah Atal and left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad have been included in the 19-man squad, as Afghanistan announced two key additions to their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, set to take place in Sharjah in November.

Sediqullah Atal, a rising talent with six T20I caps, has been in excellent form lately. He delivered standout performances at the Emerging Teams Asia Cup T20 tournament, notching up scores of 52, 95 not out, and 83. Atal’s inclusion aims to strengthen Afghanistan’s top-order batting, especially in the absence of Ibrahim Zadran, who is still recovering from ankle surgery.

Noor Ahmad, fresh off an impressive Caribbean Premier League campaign, returns to the squad after being named Player of the Series. The young wrist-spinner took 22 wickets for the St Lucia Kings, helping them reach the top of the table and earning recognition for his stellar performances.

An IndiGo Airlines flight with 183 passengers on board on Tuesday evening had to make an emergency landing at the Jaipur International Airport after receiving a bomb threat.

An official said that the flight was coming from Kolkata to Jaipur when the pilot got information that there was a bomb in the flight.

“The pilot spoke to the air traffic control system and got the flight to make an emergency landing at Jaipur Airport,” he said, adding that the investigation of the flight was underway.

He said that Indigo Airlines flight 6E-394 took off from Kolkata to Jaipur at 2:58 pm with 183 passengers on board. “The plane was to land at Jaipur Airport at 5:19 pm. Shortly before landing, the pilot got information about the bomb in the flight,” he said,

Authorities evacuated the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) School in Jawahar Nagar in Secunderabad on Tuesday after they received a bomb threat, an official said.

Police and bomb disposal squad from Rachakonda and Cyberabad commissionerates conducted a thorough search of the premises but found nothing suspicious.

The bomb threat was sent via email, which led to the immediate evacuation of students and staff on Tuesday morning.

Haryana Health, AYUSH and Medical Education Minister Aarti Singh Rao inspected the progress work of Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Medical College and Civil Hospital under construction in Gurugram on Tuesday.

After the inspection, Rao also chaired her first meeting with the officials of the Health Department and GMDA Department here in Gurugram.

After taking oath as a cabinet minister, Aarti Singh Rao reviewed the progress of construction of development projects related to the health sector in Gurugram district, like the Civil Hospital and Shri Sheetla Mata Medical College, and gave necessary directions to the Health Department officials.

An under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, following heavy rains that continued to lash the city. According to sources, about 17 construction labourers are feared trapped inside the debris.

The police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel have recovered three bodies from the site and rescued another three persons. The rescue work continues for others. The official statement is yet to be made by the police department in this regard.

One of the injured construction workers came out from the debris and informed them about the tragedy. The police, fire force and emergency services personnel rushed to the scene and took up the rescue operation based on the inputs from the injured worker.

Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and MP Malvinder Singh Kang sharply criticized the BJP over the issues farmers are facing in Punjab's grain markets. He stated that the central government is deliberately troubling farmers, which reflects BJP's hatred towards Punjab.

Kang mentioned that the BJP has not yet come to terms with the farmers' protest and is taking revenge on Punjab's farmers. He claimed that the central government constantly tries to harass farmers from Punjab for various reasons, and is doing the same this time.

He expressed surprise that warehouses have not been emptied in a year, despite meetings of Punjab's ministers and the chief minister with central ministers. He noted that officials have sent several letters, yet no action has been taken.

Kang pointed out that the slow lifting of grains from the markets, despite their arrival, reveals the BJP's ill intentions towards Punjab. He remarked that if the central government had such issues with Punjab's farmers, they should have communicated it six months earlier so that farmers wouldn't have planted their crops. He condemned this as a poor political tactic.