New Delhi (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Naxals will be eradicated by March 31, 2026 and no citizen of the country has to lose his life due to it.

Shah said this after the security forces killed 31 Naxals in Chhattisgarh.

 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the severe traffic congestion in Prayagraj, claiming it has led to a shortage of essential commodities and inconvenienced devotees visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela.

A special investigation team led by the CBI has arrested four people in connection with the alleged adulteration of the famous Tirupati laddus offered as prasadam to devotees at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, officials said.

The rupee depreciated 45 paise to hit a record low of 87.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a negative trend in domestic equities.

A 25-year-old tribal man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district died by suicide after alleging brutal torture by the police. The deceased, identified as Makhan Din, recorded a video before his death, accusing the police of forcing him to confess links with militants despite his innocence.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde has claimed 15 candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had approached him for his party symbol to contest the Delhi polls, but he declined due to "yuti dharma".

Dehradun: Former Union minister and ex-Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank's daughter Aarushi Nishank has accused two Mumbai-based film producers of duping her of Rs 4 crore after promising her a role in a movie.

Chandigarh: Two prominent farmer bodies on Sunday claimed that medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been stopped for the past six days as doctors are unable to find his veins for administering intravenous drip.