Protests erupted in India's southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on Monday over court orders on sharing of water from the disputed Cauvery river.
Offices, stores and educational establishments were closed in India's southern state of Karnataka and its capital Bengaluru during a day-long strike on Friday.
The provincial government of the southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu has sanctioned monetary assistance for the legal defence of the three Indian men who had been convicted for the murder of an elderly Qatari woman.
Doha resident Mary Stella Charles (64) died on Wednesday in a Singapore hospital where she had undergone a bypass surgery few days ago.
Supporters of Jayalalithaa Jayaram queued up on Wednesday to get tattoos of the hugely popular leader to mark her 68th birthday.
India's top court on Tuesday stayed a government decision to allow a popular bull running festival to go ahead after animal rights activists challenged the move.
India has lifted a ban on a popular but controversial bull running festival, angering animal rights activists who say it is cruel and abusive.
