In Tamil Nadu, nine people lost their lives when a van carrying around 16 tourists plunged into a gorge on the Valparai ghat road in Coimbatore district.

In Maharashtra, the runway at Pune Airport was temporarily unavailable on Friday following an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft 

Constitution Amendment Bill to tweak women quota law defeated in Lok Sabha on Friday after division of votes.

Iran on Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for all commercial vessels.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, opposition is opposing women's reservation and not the implementation of the measure. 

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad HC has directed the UP Police to register an FIR against Lop Rahul Gandhi in an alleged dual citizenship case.

A Bengaluru court on Friday sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment in a BJP leader  murder case. 

The Indian share markets recovered and traded higher on Friday supported by positive geopolitical developments.