The Congress on Saturday said India wrapping up its operation at Tajikistan's Ayni airbase is "yet another setback" for the country's strategic diplomacy.

The last rites of Rohit Arya, who was gunned down by the Mumbai police after he took 19 people hostage, were performed in Pune in the early hours of Saturday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared in the assembly that the state was free of extreme poverty.

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category on Saturday, with the overall AQI rising slightly to 251 from 218 the day before, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has written to Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, urging him to direct the state government to restore security at his residence, which was allegedly withdrawn without prior notice.

 In a tragic incident, four members of the same family allegedly attempted suicide, resulting in the death of the father and one son, while the mother and another son have been hospitalized after falling seriously ill.

The assistant inspector who fired at Mumbai hostage-taker Rohit Arya took the call since children were involved and the situation presented a "real threat", an official said on Friday.

The Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway on Friday carried out an encroachment removal drive between Banaswadi and Hebbal.