An IPS officer of the Odisha cadre has allegedly instructed police personnel to "break legs" of some Congress workers and assured them of "rewards" for their action, prompting the opposition party in the state to condemn such a remark.

A Myanmar national has been arrested after banned Methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 6.67 crore were seized from his possession in east Mizoram's Champhai district, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Tuesday.

At least five workers, including two women, were killed in a sudden blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Sivakasi in the district on Tuesday, police said.

The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday said it arrested seven Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters in the second such incident within a week.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused the Congress party of having been funded by the Soviet Union during the leadership of the late HKL Bhagat, citing an unclassified 2011 CIA document. In a post on social media platform X, Dubey claimed that more than 150 Congress MPs had received financial support from the USSR.

Security has been beefed up at the Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport (JPNI) following a bomb threat received via email, though it turned out to be a hoax, a police official said on Tuesday.

The ban on supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi on Tuesday amid high security.

Five policemen have been arrested in connection with a custodial death in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district, police said.