LIVE India News Updates on May 3: Caught on camera: Man urinates in Pune temple, desecrates idol

A 19-year-old man, Chand Naushad Sheikh, was caught desecrating the Goddess Annapurna idol at Pune's Nageshwar Temple, triggering public outrage. Police have arrested him and his father, and investigations are ongoing.

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and discussed various issues, including Pahalgam attack.

The CRPF has dismissed a jawan, Munir Ahmed, for concealing his marriage to a Pakistani woman and sheltering her beyond visa validity—actions the force deemed a serious breach of conduct and national security norms.

Delhi Police has dismantled a major illegal immigration network, detaining 47 Bangladeshi nationals and arresting key trafficker Chand Miya and five Indian agents. The operation spans multiple states with over 100 suspects under watch.

To ensure smooth communication during the Char Dham Yatra, Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district has launched India’s first independent mobile network offering free WiFi, voice calls, and CCTV support.

A new global study warns that phthalates—chemicals found in everyday plastic items like shampoo bottles and food containers—may cause heart disease and early death, contributing to over 368,000 global deaths in 2018 alone.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on securing a resounding re-election victory, marking a historic second consecutive term.

A SriLankan Airlines flight from Chennai underwent a comprehensive security check at Colombo, following a security alert regarding a wanted suspect issued by Indian authorities.

A teenage girl was found hanging from a tree in Delhi's Japanese Park on Saturday.

India has decided to suspend exchange of all categories of all inbound mails and parcels from Pakistan through air and surface routes.

Delhi on Friday recorded 78mm of rainfall till 8:30 am, the second highest in 24 hours since 1901, just behind 119.3 mm on May 20, 2021, according to the IMD.

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday met tourists in Pahalgam and asserted Kashmir was and will always be a part of India.

A three-tier monitoring mechanism--at the district, state, and centre levels--has been put in place to ensure the NEET exam, scheduled on May 4, is conducted in a free, fair, and secure manner.

CreativeLand Asia and the Andhra Pradesh government partner to create India's first Transmedia Entertainment City, offering immersive experiences, skill development, job creation, and global media collaboration.

India has decided to suspend exchange of all categories of inbound mail and parcels from Pakistan through air and surface routes.

Mother and three daughters have been found hanging in suspected mass suicide near Mumbai in Maharashtra.

A video has been shared online, capturing the horrifying moment when a stampede broke out at the Sree Lairai Devi temple in Goa’s Shirgao that killed 6 people.

Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to PM Modi, welcoming the Centre's recent decision to include caste-based data in the national census on Saturday.

Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has issued a directive banning all Pakistani-flagged ships from docking at Indian ports

India has banned direct or indirect import of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect, according to a notification of the commerce ministry.