Initially appearing as a suicide near Kanva dam, the death of Lokesh Kumar, a former gram panchayat president, was cleverly disguised. However, observant police officers noticed missing details like the poison bottle cap and a missing slipper, raising suspicions.

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal announced that trade agreement talks with the US are progressing rapidly, with the next negotiation round scheduled for August in India. Both nations aim to finalize the initial agreement tranche by fall, targeting a significant boost to bilateral trade from $191 billion to $500 billion.

Two final-year MBBS students from VIMSAR, Monika Meena and Sandeep Puri, drowned at Deojharan waterfall in Odisha’s Sambalpur district after slipping into deep water.