The Congress has said in a statement that party President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will attend Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, said Sudip Bandyopadhyay, the party's leader in the Lok Sabha.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has vehemently refuted claims made by a defeated Congress candidate alleging the suspension of free electricity schemes in Delhi post the Lok Sabha elections. AAP's State Organizing Secretary, Mohan Dasari, clarified that all pro-people schemes, including free electricity and free travel for women, continue to operate in Delhi.

BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Ravneet Singh Bittu may be among the new faces in the Union Council of Ministers which will be sworn on Sunday evening along with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

The situation in Manipur’s Jiribam district remained tense but “under control” on Sunday, after suspected militants torched two police outposts and at least 70 houses in a fresh bout of violence in the state, police said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday over the NEET-UG medical entrance row, saying the alleged "irregularities" in the examination have devastated more than 24 lakh students even before he takes oath for a new term in office.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy is likely to take oath Sunday evening as a minister in the Union Cabinet, party sources said.

Mumbai and its neighbouring areas received heavy rains in the last 24 hours, bringing down the mercury and providing relief to residents from the hot and humid weather, officials said on Sunday.