At least 12 houses and a few vehicles were set on fire by unidentified persons after an idol was found defaced at a temple in Ranirbazar area in West Tripura, police said on Monday.

Union minister Chirag Paswan was on Sunday re-elected as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president for five years at its national executive meeting here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the abrogation of Article 370 and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as significant examples of constitutional integration and humane legislation. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Rajasthan High Court’s platinum jubilee celebrations in Jodhpur, Modi stressed on the importance of these actions in reinforcing national unity and justice.

The Janata Dal (United), a key ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has joined Opposition leaders in calling on the Indian government to cease the supply of arms and ammunition to Israel amidst its ongoing conflict with Gaza. The appeal was led by JD(U) General Secretary KC Tyagi, who, along with other Opposition leaders, met with Mohammed Makram Balawi, Secretary General of the League of Parliamentarians for Al Quds, in Delhi on Sunday.

A female actor in Malayalam cinema levelled sexual abuse allegations against four prominent male actors, including M Mukesh, on Monday, causing further upheaval in the film industry already reeling from the Justice K Hema Committee's explosive findings of harassment and abuse of women professionals.

Mandi MP and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut has sparked controversy in Haryana, likening the farmers' protests to the unrest in Bangladesh, claiming that it could have led to a similar situation in India had the government not taken strong measures.

Two unidentified individuals posed as crime branch officials and tricked a 70-year-old man into removing his gold ornaments worth Rs 70,000 in Thane district, police said on Monday.

The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota.