A militant has been arrested and more than 1,200 cartridges and 68 lathode explosives have been seized from his possession, police said on Monday.

The deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal may intensify into a cyclone by Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin.

Indian dog breed Rampur hound, Himalayan mountain canines Himachali shepherd, Gaddi and Bakharwal and the Tibetan mastiff are likely to be deployed soon for police duties like sniffing out suspects, narcotics and explosives, besides patrolling risk-prone areas, officials said.

 A man allegedly stabbed to death a 29-year-old welder in Maharashtra's Thane city after the latter refused to give him money to buy liquor, an official said on Monday.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the BJP for revoking the suspension of its Telangana MLA T Raja Singh, against whom the party had initiated action last year for his alleged derogatory comments on prophet Mohammed.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said removing the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be the "greatest act of patriotism," as he accused the saffron party of failing to lead the country towards progress despite being in power for two terms.

India on Sunday brought back 143 people including two Nepalese nationals from Israel.

Well-known actor Gautami Tadimalla on Monday said she was ending her 25-year association with the BJP, alleging among others, support from a section of the party to a man who had allegedly duped her.