Govindachamy, convicted in the 2011 Soumya murder case, tried to escape from Kannur Central Jail but was caught within hours, raising concerns about Kerala prison security.

Banned kite strings, widely known as Chinese Manjha, have claimed one more life in Delhi. Twenty-two-year-old businessman Yash Goswami was on his scooter on the Rani Jhansi flyover in north Delhi when a kite string slashed his neck

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has always been a close friend of the Maldives, and for India, it has always been “friendship first.”