Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation reveals a power struggle within India’s political elite. Seeking equal protocol to PM Modi, he clashed with ministers and bureaucrats, leading to tensions that culminated in his exit. A tale of ambition and overreach unfolds. n18oc_india

After heavy rains triggered a flood-like situation in an Odisha town located on the banks of the Mahanadi, the state’s largest river, a tractor overturned and was swept away, dragged into the swirling waters by the strong current in the flooded area.

A baby boy was born to a woman from Thailand onboard an Air India Express flight enroute to the city from Muscat on Thursday.