A newborn elephant calf, swept away by the Teesta river's strong current, was rescued by fishermen in Jalpaiguri's Gajoldoba area and reunited with its mother. The five-day-old calf was separated from its herd on Monday morning while crossing the swollen river near the Saraswatipur tea garden in Baikunthapur forest. Fishermen spotted it floating near the barrage, trunk raised, sinking and resurfacing. They rowed to mid-river, pulled it onto their boat and alerted the forest department. Baikunthapur DFO Mudit Kumar said the calf was released into the forest in good health, and the herd accepted it. The mother was seen rushing to her calf, trumpeting with joy.

Three people have been arrested in Bihar's Jamui after a disturbing video showing two Class 10 students being harassed surfaced online. The action came hours after social media users tagged Bihar Police seeking action. The incident took place around 7 pm on Saturday on the Jamui-Lakhisarai road, when the teenagers were returning on a scooter from coaching classes. In the video, a group surrounds the couple, pulls the boy away and a masked man grabs the girl as she pleads to be let go. Rahul Gandhi condemned the incident and demanded action under the POCSO Act. Minister Sunil Kumar called it condemnable and said police will arrest all those guilty.

A Supreme Court-appointed SIT has found 105 alleged cases of donation theft at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Investigators examined CCTV footage, witness statements and donation records. They also checked digital logs and bank records to trace the missing money. The findings were included in a report submitted to the Supreme Court on September 16. Eight temple employees were arrested earlier in the case. Police said around ₹79.85 lakh was recovered from them. A second SIT was formed in July to investigate the case. The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that the charge sheet will be filed by September 25.  

3 people have been arrested in Bihar’s Jamui district after a video showing a Class 10 girl and a boy being harassed went viral. The incident reportedly took place on September 19. Jamui SP Bishwajeet Dayal said police identified around seven people from the video. An FIR has been filed under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A Special Investigation Team led by a woman officer is conducting raids to arrest the remaining suspects. Police also traced the victims after the video surfaced online. Authorities have started steps to remove the video from social media platforms.  

The death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode at IIT Bombay has put student suicides across IITs back in focus. The institute has suspended a professor named in an FIR and apologised for its earlier statement. The student's father has alleged abetment on grounds of caste discrimination. Three days of protests followed on the Powai campus.   The Centre told Parliament that 39 students died by suicide across IITs between 2018 and 2023. A Supreme Court-appointed task force found that 90% of faculty lacked adequate training to support distressed students. Counselling drives, hostel changes and official inquiries are under way. (PC: HT)

Age is no barrier for 85-year-old Lal Chand Godara, an Army veteran who has completed his Master of Arts from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), scoring 965 out of 1,200 marks.   Godara, who served in the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, returned to his books at 76 after his grandchildren's questions revived his wish to finish his education. He graduated in 2023, at 81.   He joined the Army before turning 20 and later worked as a Yard Master in the Haryana Transport Department. His son, Dr Sahib Ram Godara, confirmed the news. Godara now plans to pursue a PhD or a law degree. (PC: The Indian Express)

IIT Bombay has removed Prof Suryanarayana Doolla as dean, three days after second-year student Sahil Wakode died by suicide following a mid-semester exam.   Wakode died on September 18, hours after he was allegedly found using a mobile phone during the exam. Doolla, the invigilator, had reported the alleged malpractice. Wakode's parents have alleged harassment and caste-based discrimination, and Doolla's name is in the FIR. The allegations are under investigation.   The action followed Director Prof Shireesh Kedare signing an 18-point charter of demands from protesting students. It includes an independent inquiry and reforms in counselling and discipline. The institute said Kedare has not resigned. (PC: India Today)

Karnataka authorities have cancelled 16 drug licences and suspended eight others after uncovering a fake medicine racket in Bidadi, Bengaluru. The FDA raided a farmhouse on August 18 and found an unlicensed unit repacking cheap medicines as costly imported brands. Drugs, expired medicines, machines and fake labels worth around ₹5.05 crore were seized. Authorities said some products were made to look like premium brands, including Pfizer. The licence of a Pfizer C&F depot has also been suspended. Samples have been sent for testing. A Special Investigation Team is probing the supply chain and identifying others linked to the racket.  

A 34-year-old IndiGo cabin crew member, Kainoor Mistry, died in a road accident in Mumbai on Friday. Mistry was a single mother to a five-year-old child. She was travelling from home to the airport when a car driving on the wrong side of the road crashed into her vehicle. She was seated on the left side of the car. Mistry was placed on ventilator support after the accident but later died. Following the incident, cab operators were warned to follow safety rules. IndiGo has not yet issued an official statement. Police action and further details about the crash are awaited.  

An IIT Bombay faculty member has been booked by Mumbai Police for alleged abetment of suicide and provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act following the death of student Sahil Wakode. Wakode, a second-year student, was found dead in his hostel room on September 19, hours after he was caught using a phone during an examination. His father alleged that Wakode had faced caste-based harassment and mental abuse by faculty. IIT Bombay has denied allegations of caste discrimination and said no disciplinary action was initiated after the examination incident. The investigation has been transferred to the Mumbai Crime Branch. (PC: PTI)