The probe into the rape of a Russian minor in 2010 has hit a roadblock amid reports that the prime accused died at his native village in Uttar Pradesh, Goa police said today.

The 41st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), billed by organisers as the most cash-rich in the world, will be inaugurated here Monday by railway minister Mamata Banerjee.

A special task force formed by Pakistan to revive its film industry will be visiting Mumbai to learn lessons from Bollywood, a senior Pakistani Senate committee chairman said here Saturday.

Goa’s popular beaches turned black on Monday evening due to a suspected oil spill off the coast here.