Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes Film Festival.Reuters

Here are some of the top stories from International Business Times, India, that have broken through the day so far:

1. Live UPDATES: Jayalalithaa continues to remain critical; Panneerselvam next CM?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, the Apollo Hospital said in their bulletin on her health. The CM has been undergoing treatment at the Chennai hospital since September 22. Read more...

2. Guided missile frigate INS Betwa tips over while undocking in yet another mishap

Indian Naval warship, guided missile frigate, INS Betwa has suffered a major mishap, tipping over and hitting land while being undocked at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on Monday. Read more...

3. Is Baghdadi finally dead? ISIS said to be choosing his successor

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group — also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) — is believed to be dead, with the group having called a meeting of its leaders in Iraq to choose a successor to Baghdadi. Read more...

4. Aishwarya committing suicide after spat with in-laws over steamy scenes just another hoax

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan became a death hoax victim when reports of her having committing suicide surfaced on the internet. Apparently, she took a heavy dose of sedatives following her spat with in-laws over the steamy scenes she shot for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Read more...

5. BSNL's new unlimited 3G data offering for Rs 498 now said to be live

Fresh off its Diwali Dhamaka offer that offered double the data for the same price for prepaid subscribers, BSNL has now come out with an unlimited data initiative that offers unlimited 3G data and is seemingly unconventionally targeted in today's 4G LTE data rage. This offer is seemingly applicable to prepaid users across India and can be availed with a recharge of Rs 498. Read more...