Pakistani citizen Seema Haider, who entered India illegally in May and is staying with her partner here, was picked up Tuesday by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad and questioned for over nine hours, a second day of quizzing by the agency.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said everybody knows who the winner is when someone stands against India and nobody has been able to fight the idea of India. Addressing the media here after deliberations between opposition leaders for the second day, Gandhi said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls are going to be a fight between "INDIA" and Narendra Modi.

Eight people were booked and five arrested for allegedly attacking a tourist in Agra after a purported video of the assault surfaced online, police said on Tuesday. 

An aircraft with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on board made an emergency landing at Bhopal airport on Tuesday evening, a police officer said.

"The country is our family and we are fighting for it" - former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday, in a riposte to BJP's criticism that the opposition leaders were pursuing dynastic politics and were only concerned about the welfare of their families.

With 38 parties joining the National Democratic Alliance meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said their coming together is a matter of "immense joy" and described the bloc as a time-tested alliance.

In a significant move, 26 opposition parties gathered in Bengaluru and decided to unite under the banner of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for the upcoming 2024 general elections. The decision sets the stage for a "Modi versus INDIA" battle, with the opposition aiming to challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.