Breaking News, November 12 | HIGHLIGHTS

People across the length and breadth of Andhra Pradesh celebrated Diwali on Sunday with pomp and gaiety, and lit up the night sky with fireworks.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty on Sunday hosted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife Kyoko Jaishankar for Diwali tea at Downing Street here.

Six persons, including four Fire and Rescue Services personnel were injured in a leopard attack here on Sunday, Forest Department officials said.

The ban on firecrackers was violated in several areas of Delhi as people celebrated Diwali on Sunday.

A woman working in a homestay here has allegedly been gang-raped and five persons, including a woman, have been arrested for it, police said on Sunday.

A fire broke out in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar market area on Sunday, police said. The Delhi Fire Services received a call in the evening about some roadside shops in the market catching fire, they said.

Fire breaks out in a calendar-making godown in Madurai. Fire tenders are present at the spot and fire fighting operation is underway.

Delhi recorded its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years on Sunday, though pollution levels may rise due to burning of firecrackers and low night temperatures.

Two people have been arrested from Burari here for allegedly making fake mark-sheets and certificates of government and private universities as well as state education boards, police said on Sunday.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned violent clashes involving far-right and extremist groups as he and his wife Akshata Murty joined King Charles III for Remembrance Sunday events at the Cenotaph war memorial near Downing Street here.

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday discussed a road renovation plan to facilitate smooth movement of tourists during the upcoming winter season, an official said.

A father and his eight-year-old son were found hanging on Sunday in a shed of an uninhabited house near their residence at Meenadam near here, police said.

With many Bihar cities recording very poor air quality, the state pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) daily AQI bulletin.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in London at the start of a five-day visit to the UK with an aim to review various aspects of bilateral ties and give "new impetus to the friendly ties".

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against a man in a case linked to cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition by drones in the border areas of Punjab's Gurdaspur district, an official said on Sunday.

A 32-year-old motorcycle rider was killed after being hit by a tractor from behind on a highway here, police said on Sunday.

A fire broke out at a multiplex located in a commercial building in Gujarat's Surat city on Sunday morning, destroying a screen and a number of chairs in the theatre, fire officials said.

Bursting of firecrackers on Diwali has been restricted to just two hours in Himachal Pradesh to prevent noise and air pollution in the hills and only "green crackers" will be permitted, officials said on Sunday.

Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday extended Diwali greetings to the people of the state.