Two people were found murdered on Tuesday morning near the Majhauli-Singhara rural road under Bikram police station on the outskirts of Patna, triggering concerns about rising crime in the area. Earlier, on Monday three members of a family were shot at, with a mother-daughter duo losing their life in the drive-by shooting. These back-to-back murders in the last 24 hours have raised concerns about the law and order situation in Bihar.

Confirming the development, Patna SSP Awakash Kumar said that the villagers alerted the police about the presence of the bodies of two men lying by the roadside.

A police team promptly reached the spot and recovered the bullet-riddled bodies.

The deceased have been identified as Sonu Kumar and Roshan Kumar, both residents of Bagha Kol in Patna. Sonu has a criminal background and he was allegedly involved in the murder case of Chokidar in 2022.

“Both individuals had visible gunshot wounds on their bodies. Their dead bodies were taken into police custody and shifted to a hospital for post-mortem.

With the second round of campaigning for the Nilambur assembly by-election gaining momentum, both the traditional rival fronts in Kerala on Tuesday expressed confidence in their victory.

With the campaigning starting to peak after the Bakrid break, two star campaigners - Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi for the Congress-led United Democratic Front - are arriving in Nilambur later this week.

Nilambur goes to the polls on June 19, and the principal fight is between Aryadan Shoukath of the Congress and M.Swaraj of the CPI-M, with two-time Left-backed Independent legislator P.V. Anvar, who quit in January following a major spat with Chief Minister Vijayan, and Mohan George of the BJP also in the fray.

On Tuesday morning, the state's ruling CPI-M held its state secretariat meeting near Nilambur and concluded that fielding Swaraj has changed things and they are on course to win the June 19 polls.

Division One County Championship side Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced the overseas signing of Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old will join up with the Yorkshire squad ahead of the County Championship game against Surrey at Scarborough in July and will remain with the White Rose until the end of the season and will also be available for selection in the Day Cup.

“I’m excited to be joining up with Yorkshire for the rest of the English domestic season. It has always been a goal of mine to experience cricket in this country and there is no bigger Club in England than Yorkshire," Gaikwad said in a statement.

Gujarat has recorded over 1,100 active cases of Covid-19, with 235 reported in the last 24 hours, said officials here on Tuesday, adding that there is no need to panic as long as precautions are being taken.

The total active cases were reported till Monday.

A 55-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital, succumbed to the infection after experiencing symptoms for four days. Medical officials confirmed the patient also suffered from comorbidities, including diabetes, which may have worsened his condition.

This fatality marks the first Covid-related death in Rajkot amid a gradual spike in infections. The city has now crossed 100 confirmed cases. Health authorities have intensified monitoring in affected areas and urged citizens to remain vigilant.

In the past 24 hours, Gujarat reported 235 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total number of active infections in the state to 1,109.

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif have extended their support to Diljit Dosanjh’s upcoming thriller “Detective Sherdil.”

The star couple recently took to social media to cheer for the film. Taking to her Instagram stories, Katrina shared the film’s trailer and wrote, “Looks like so much fun…Superb team @diljitdosanjh.” Vicky too posted the trailer on his Instagram stories, writing, “Mazzedaar trailer! Best wishes team #detectivesherdil.” On June 9, the makers released the trailer of the film on social media, introducing Detective Sherdil as an unconventional and astute investigator with a knack for cracking the most baffling cases. Teaming up with Natasha, a composed and intelligent detective, the duo delved into a complex maze of hidden family secrets, betrayals, and high-stakes financial motives.

A massive fire broke out in a residential building in Delhi's Dwarka Sector-13 on Tuesday morning, killing three members of a family, a father and his two 10-year-old children, after they jumped from their 9th-floor flat in a desperate attempt to escape the flames.

The incident occurred at the Shapath Society near MRV School, where flames reportedly engulfed the 8th and 9th floors around 9:58 A.M.

People panicked, causing a rush in the area but most residents were safely evacuated from the building.

However, when the family jumped from their flat in panic, the people tried to save them but were not successful in doing so.

Eight fire tenders and a sky lift were rushed to the spot by the fire department, which carried out rescue operations and evacuated all residents from the building.

Russia's air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 102 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, the country's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday via its official Telegram channel.

According to the ministry, the drones were neutralised between 9:50 p.m. Moscow time on Monday and 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, across several regions in western and central Russia.

Forty-six unmanned vehicles were downed over Bryansk Oblast, 20 over Belgorod Oblast, nine each over Voronezh Oblast and Crimea, four each over Kaluga Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan, three over Moscow Oblast, two each over Leningrad, Oryol, and Kursk Oblasts, and one over Smolensk Oblast, said the ministry, news agency reported.

Ukraine's overnight drone strikes have forced a temporary suspension of flights in all airports serving Moscow and the country's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, but caused no damage, Russian officials reported on Tuesday.

Job insecurity, lack of reliable childcare, and poor health are the barriers behind the rising fertility crisis, according to the latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released on Tuesday.

The State of World Population (SOWP) report showed that millions of people are not able to realise their real fertility goals -- that is a person’s ability to make free and informed choices about sex, contraception, and starting a family. It called for a shift from panic over falling fertility to addressing unmet reproductive goals.

The report, which included a UNFPA-YouGov survey across 14 countries, including India, with 14,000 respondents reveals multiple barriers to reproductive autonomy in India.

Financial limitations (40 per cent) were one of the biggest barriers to reproductive freedom. This was followed by job insecurity (21 per cent), housing constraints (22 per cent), and the lack of reliable childcare (18 per cent) that is making parenthood feel out of reach.

Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, a constituent college of Desh Bhagat University (NAAC A+), is pleased to announce that it has received official recognition from the Dental Council of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to increase the intake capacity for its Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) program in the specialties of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics and Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics.

Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) inflows reached an all-time high of Rs 26,688 crore in May, from Rs 26,632 crore in April, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on Tuesday.

The highest-ever inflow of SIP shows that people are investing in mutual funds from a long-term perspective.

According to the AMFI data, the number of contributing SIP accounts increased to 8.56 crore in May, from 8.38 crore in the previous month.

"Investor preferences are evolving. There’s a clear lean toward equity and hybrid funds, driven by long-term growth outlooks and a cautious stance on debt. Retail participation is also surging. The mutual fund revolution is becoming mainstream," said Narender Singh, smallcase Manager and Founder of Growth Investing.