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After the Supreme Court's verdict on same-sex marriage, athlete Dutee Chand expressed her disappointment at the apex court's order as it disrupted her wedding plans. The SC on Tuesday refused to grant same-sex marriages legal recognition in India. Notably, Chand was among the first Indian athletes to have come out as a lesbian disclosing a same-sex relationship.

"I plan to marry my partner Monalisa. But the decision of the apex court has upset all plans. I have been living with Monalisa for five years. We are happy together and as adults, we have every right to make our own decisions. We hope Parliament passes a law allowing same-sex marriages,” TOI quoted Chand as saying.

A fourth-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in West Bengal was found dead in his hostel room late on Tuesday, police said.

The student was a fourth-year dual degree student of electrical engineering from Telangana.

A statement by IIT Kharagpur said the student was with his two roommates in their hostel room at about 7:30pm. The other two students later left for academic activities. At about 8:30pm, some other residents of the hostel, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall of Residence, found his room locked from inside. “The door was forced open and he was found hanging,” said the statement.

A massive fire broke out at a multi-storied building in the posh Koramangala area of Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru on Wednesday. The incident was reported on the fourth floor of a cafe located in a commercial building that also houses a gym and a car showroom. Two people, including a man who jumped from the terrace to escape from the fire, have sustained serious injuries.

The fire apparently broke out at around noon in the ‘Mud Pipe Cafe’ where several LPG cylinders had been stored.

A fire broke out at a furniture showroom in Delhi's Kirti Nagar area on Wednesday.

The fire erupted at the furniture shop at around 6:32 pm. The shop was engulfed in flames. At least 17 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames. So far, no casualty has been reported in the incident.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved a proposal for the dismissal of the chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for misconduct, officials have said.

The proposal was submitted by Delhi Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Atishi.

Approving the proposal, Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi government will not compromise on the care and betterment of children and those who show negligence "will not be forgiven".