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India permanent representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti set the record straight at a high-level event on hate speech at the global forum. Indian ambassador said combating the Religiophobia should not be a "selective exercise" involving only one or two religions but apply equally to phobias against non-Abrahamic religions. Tirumurti said India’s multicultural edifice has, over centuries, made it a safe haven for all those who seek refuge in India, whether the Jewish community or Zoroastrians or Tibetans or from its own neighbourhood. Tirumurti made these remarks at an event marking the first anniversary of the International Day on Countering Hate Speech. Watch this video for more.

A bird hit the engine of the flight that made emergency landing in Patna today, damaging three of its fan blades, said a SpiceJet official as he shared details of what happened when one of its engines caught fire.

There was no indication of the engine fire in the cockpit and it was noticed only by people on the ground and the Air Traffic Control (ATC), Captain Gurcharan Arora, Chief of Flight Operations, SpiceJet told NDTV.

The Delhi-bound flight was carrying 185 passengers and all of them were evacuated safely, officials said earlier. Videos shot by locals on the ground showed sparks coming out from its left engine.

As per records, the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested 421 people and registered 20 FIRs so far in connection with the violent protests that erupted over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma`s remarks on Prophet Mohammad.

On June 3, violence broke out in Kanpur and on June 10 in nine other districts of UP after protests against Sharma`s remarks during a TV debate spun out of control.

Two persons were killed, one of them in police firing, and scores of others, including several cops, injured as nationwide protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme which entered the third day on Friday turned violent in six states — Bihar, Telangana, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Railway property was extensively targeted by protesters in Bihar and Telangana, causing widespread panic among passengers. Several coaches of at least 10 trains were set on fire and railway stations were vandalised.

In Telangana, 18-year-old Damodara Rakesh was killed and 13 others were injured after Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police opened fire in the morning to stop a violent mob of hundreds of youths that had barged in at the busy Secunderabad railway station for a ‘rail roko’ protest. The violent youths set fire to four bogeys even before RPF could mobilise its men. Damodara, who was shot in the waist, died while being shifted to Gandhi Hospital. Another youth, who sustained bullet injury in the chest, is battling for life.

NCP's plan B is ready to ensure the victory of its two nominees in the state council election slated for June 20 especially after the high court denied bail to Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik to cast their votes. Both Deshmukh and Malik will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Bombay high Court’s refusal to allow the temporary release to vote in the state council election. Besides, NCP with 51 legislators (excluding Deshmukh and Malik) is banking on the support of three associate members SS Shinde, Sanjay Shinde and Devendra Bhuyan taking the total to 54 considering the quota of 26 votes required per nominee.

Further, NCP hopes to mobilise at least three extra votes to ensure a comfortable victory of its two nominees - Maharashtra Legislative Council chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar and former minister Eknath Khadse.