Bitti Mohanty, the absconding son of former Odisha Director General of Police BB Mohanty, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a 26-year-old German national in 2006, has been taken into custody by the Kerala police in Kannur.
Police said the teacher has been arrested under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.
Counting's underway and the fate of the candidates is awaited. As we wait for the results with bated breath, here's how your heavyweights are faring for now.
A look at the star arrivals.
Have you met these glamorous showstoppers from Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2017?
Right from the great Muhammad Ali, who was an influential figure during the African-American Civil Rights Movement to Cte d'Ivoire footballer Didier Drogba, who had a major hand in bringing peace to his country, sports personalities across the world have always played huge roles in social and geopolitical movements. The scenario is no different in India, as a lot of sporting stars have taken the political plunge. Take a look at the sports personalities contesting in elections 2019.
Two children succumbed to encephalitis in Gorakhpour, taking the toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 101 this year.
Indian-American students have swept the prestigious National Geographic Bee, bagging the top four positions of this year's tough national competition, where United States President Barack Obama played a quizmaster.
A look at the pictures from the star-studded night!
Veteran Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal has been replaced as the international president of the organisation while its general secretary Pravin Togadia was given a greater responsibility.
'Why do politicians ask for votes if they cannot rehabilitate us? Where do we go -- to the footpath?'
With the fresh arrest, all the nine persons named in the FIR have been sent to custody.
'I didn't want to be the bottom-most in the food chain of a commercial film.' 'I'd rather do something experimental and learn and hope that this translates into somebody noticing me.'
The legendary film festival has a strong Indian flavour this year.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
TV actors celebrate Teacher's Day by telling us which actresses they would *love* to be a student of!
Sources said the MHA directions came after the services department wrote to it seeking to know the legal status of the appointment of the nine advisors.
The HC said if such remarks were made on instructions of Kejriwal, then he should 'first step into the box'.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation Monday filed a second charge sheet in the disproportionate assets case against Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy even as another accused in the case Vijay Sai Reddy surrendered before a special court in Hyderabad.
Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.
AAP leaders went on a selfie spree after the party blazed through the Delhi assembly polls.
As many as 11 children died on Saturday and until Friday the death toll stood at 60.
The HC closed both the defamation suits against Kejriwal and four AAP leaders after a joint settlement plea was moved before it.
Tandon also assured of a high level probe into the multiple deaths, headed by the principal secretary. An action will be taken after a due report is taken out.
The police had filed a chargesheet against Kumar and others, including former Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya.
Here's a sneak peek of the events on KBC 5 before the camera starts rolling.
Addressing a press conference at the AAP headquarters, senior party leader Manish Sisodia, who was the deputy chief minister in the outgoing government, said the cabinet ministers will also take oath along with Kejriwal.
A look at the red carpet pictures.
As many as 16 children have succumbed to encephalitis in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 495.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
UP Power Minister Shrikant Sharma stirred up a hornet's nest with his tweet terming the Congress president a 'coward and impotent'.
A summary of the matches in the Vijay Hazare One-day championship.
The actress talks about her new films among other things with her fans on rediff chat.
A story of how Raghav Rangarajan chased his dream and became an entrepreneur.
Creating a sensation with the choice of showstopper, designer Riyaz Gangji brought in the evergreen Zeenat Aman on the catwalk wearing a gorgeous maroon swirling tissue lehenga with an ornate Raja coat.
A group of youngsters recently organised a workshop in Mumbai with the aim of understanding partition without any preconceived notions. Ria Mirchandani, Zara Rustomji, Kunal Mehta, Niyati Mahimtura, Raghav Sawhney and Shawn Wadia sought to separate myth from reality and leave behind the prejudices attached to the traumatic period by organising such a workshop.The event was kickstarted by a skit where the students dressed up like various prominent leaders of that era.
Besides making the regular cameos in the TV serials, Salman and Sonam will have an entire show dedicated to them on Life OK.
Checkout who turned up for the awards function.
Sobhita Dhulipala makes her debut with Raman Raghav 2.0.
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