Muslim petitioners involved in the Gyanvapi mosque case said on Monday that they will consider approaching the Allahabad High Court with their request to throw out a plea by a group of Hindu women to pray at a site at the mosque complex.

Eastern Army commander Lieutenant General RP Kalita said the army was fully prepared for any eventuality in the eastern theatre.

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According to the police, the incident happened at the Ruby Pride Hotel around 9.40 pm on Monday. The basement and ground floor of the five-storey building house a showroom of Gemopai e-bikes, while the top four floors have been converted into a hotel.

The opposition Congress and BJP asked the government to stop lecturing on financial prudence and control and practise what it preached. But state finance minister KN Balagopal justified the visits, saying they will benefit the state immensely and they cannot be postponed citing the financial condition of the state.

The water level in Godavari at the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district reached 51 metres by Tuesday evening, crossing the second warning level of 48 feet in the morning. The water level is expected to rise further and may reach the 55 feet mark by Wednesday morning.

The directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on Tuesday raided 39 properties linked to AIADMK leaders and former ministers -- SP Velumani and C Vijayabaskar -- for alleged irregularities in municipal administration and health departments during the erstwhile AIADMK government

The CPI(M)-led Kerala government on Tuesday opposed the union government’s proposed move to constitute Niti Aayog-like bodies to replace state planning commissions, saying it is another incursion into federal polity of the country.

The BSF has expressed difficulties in locating NGOs or animal welfare organisations to rehabilitate the seized cattle.