Pakistan jail authorities here on Sunday released 26 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture on the eve of the inaugural session of the National Assembly where newly-elected members will take oath of their office, the media reported.

A central government team headed by Rijiju and accompanied by Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam arrived in Kochi this morning to visit the rain-affected districts.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday submitted a memorandum to the visiting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking Rs 8,316 crore as a special package for dealing with the situation arising from unprecedented floods following heavy monsoon rains.

Global commercial launch provider Arianespace would launch three more heavy Indian satellites from its rocket port at Kourou in French Guiana over the next 9 months, a top space official said on Sunday.

BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said the party will win 74 of the 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections.

Residents of Kogre and surrounding villages in Koppa taluk of the district again experienced the tremors on Sunday and it has pressed the panic button in the region.

Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said the man-animal conflict was an "existential crisis for humans" rather than animals.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two youths here for alleged links with the international terror outfit ISIS.