The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 40 with the recovery of two more bodies, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said.

 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled smuggling bids at Mumbai international airport and seized 7 kg of cocaine worth Rs 70 crore by arresting four carriers, including two foreign nationals, in separate incidents, an official said.

 A SpiceJet flight with 286 passengers, including 18 Nepalese nationals, from Tel Aviv landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday.

 A 50- year-old man, his son and another person have been arrested by Mumbai police and three minors detained for allegedly murdering the man's daughter and son-in-law in a case of so-called honour killing, a police official said here on Tuesday.

Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hailed the role of the Nehru-Gandhi family within the Congress, saying it was the strength of the grand old party.

Ahmedabad (PTI): Ahead of the 2024 elections, the Congress has formed teams of leaders to assess its strength and rebuild the organisation across 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, a party functionary said on Tuesday.

Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Apna Dal (Sonelal) is in favour of caste census and this issue has been raised in the Parliament, Union Minister Anupriya Patel said on Tuesday, adding authentic data of various castes should be revealed to the country.

New Delhi (PTI): The defence ministry on Tuesday said it signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard training ship at a cost of Rs 310 crore.