At least two people were arrested while they were trying to sell ambergris (whale vomit) worth Rs 1.7 crore in Mumbai, police said. Notably, ambergris is a waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture. Ambergris (whale vomit) is a prohibited item, the police added.

A 33-year-old government school teacher in Kerala has alleged the school did not let her rejoin service after her maternity leave because she gave birth after four months of marriage. She accused the parent-teacher association of verbally abusing her. She had reportedly started living with her partner before marrying him because of a delay in divorce from her first husband.

Amid the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, the Odisha government directed officials to ascertain the toxic content in litchis being sold in the state. Reports have claimed Encephalitis is spreading in litchi growing areas of Bihar, and that litchi consumption is one of the factors that helped spread the disease.