One person was killed after a seven storied building caved-in last night in Nanakram Gudam, Hyderabad.

According to reports, ten to twelve people are being feared trapped informed Deputy Mayor, Baba Fasiuddin.

Meanwhile, vigorous rescue operations are underway throughout.

The main accused in the eight crore Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) tender scam, Diwakar Prasad, was found dead on 8 December under mysterious circumstances, prompting allegations from his relatives that he was murdered by the police.

His family alleged that Prasad was pushed by cops from the rooftop, leading to his death.

Police officials, however, denied the charge, saying Prasad jumped off the building after seeing the officers who had gone to arrest him.

The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jagdish Mukhi, on 9 December said that approximately 1000 tourists are stranded on Havelock Island due to bad weather, out which 320 are foreign nationals.

Mukhi had assured on 8 December that the tourists stranded on Havelock Island are safe and that there has been no damage to property or loss of life.

Mukhi said, "In Andaman and Nicobar deep depression continues to prevail, but we are hoping the situation will be normal by the evening. In this week, there has been no damage to property or loss of life."

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah failed to get an appointment with Prime Minister on 8 December to flag concerns about pending issues of the state, prompting Congress to wonder if Narendra Modi would do so with the chief ministers of Goa and Maharashtra.

Siddaramaiah, however, discussed these issues like sanctioning of drought relief funds and the Mahadayi water dispute in detail in a meeting with Karnataka lawmakers.

"I had sought an appointment with the PM to discuss specifically about pending issues like drought relief and Mahadayi water dispute. But I did not get an appointment from him," he told reporters after the meeting with the state parliamentarians.

Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "unleashing financial anarchy in the country" and "inflicting sufferings on millions of people" by demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currencies, deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma on Thursday said the Prime Minister should come to Parliament and accept his "blunder".

"Prime Minister Modi, instead of accepting the blunder, is actually changing positions on a daily basis. He must be held accountable and if he has any honour and shame left, he should come to Parliament, apologise and atone for unleashing financial anarchy in this country and inflicting suffering on millions of people. The country which was recognised as one of the largest democracies has turned into a banana republic," said Sharma, Congress senior leader.