After a massive 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal, claimed 132 lives and several injured, India has released an emergency contact number for Indians who require urgent assistance.
Jajarkot and West Rukum have dealt with the most damage, with 92 deaths in Jajarkot alone, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police of Jajarkot district Santosh Roka.
Two people died while 18 others were injured when a tree they were standing under to shield themselves from the rain was struck by lightning in Keeranur village in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, officials said.
As many as seven people have sustained injuries in a fire reported at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) building in Maharashtra's Raigad, said an official on Friday.
At least five people have been killed and over 20 are wounded in a blast that took place in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan on Friday, Samaa TV reported.
A 10-year-old child died while his mother and another child were injured after the scooter they were traveling on got hit by a speeding car at the Eldeco Saubhagyam intersection in Lucknow on Thursday.
A gangster and a policeman sustained injuries after being shot in the leg in an encounter in Zirakpur of Punjab's Mohali district, the police said on Wednesday.