Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, granting law-making powers to local people to protect their land and cultural identity.

As the deadline for filing nominations for the Haryana Assembly polls approaches, the anticipated alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) remains unresolved. AAP Haryana President Sushil Gupta announced that the party would release a list of 90 candidates if no deal is reached by the end of the day.

In Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, a young man named Gaurav alias Deepu was wrongfully jailed for 12 days after he returned a bag full of money that he found on the roadside. On August 20, Deepu, a resident of Jamunipur Charuhar, discovered the bag and reported it to the Gadganj police station. However, instead of being commended for his honesty, he was accused of robbery and arrested on August 26.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focusing on boosting overall strategic ties between the two countries.

Karnataka Minister of Health Dinesh Gundu Rao has requested the chief ministers, finance ministers and health ministers of seven states ruled by governments of non-BJP parties to urge the GST Council, during its meeting in New Delhi on Monday, to reduce the tax burden in health insurance for the people.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met with Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal on Sunday, marking his second visit in less than 24 hours.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee against an Enforcement Directorate summons in connection with its probe in an alleged scam in school jobs in West Bengal.

An attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express, heading towards Bhiwani from Prayagraj, by placing an LPG cylinder on the tracks in the Shivrajpur area here, police said on Monday.