A 15-year-old girl from Puri, Odisha, with severe burn injuries, has died at AIIMS New Delhi after initially claiming she was attacked. Police investigation, including a video-graphed statement to a magistrate, indicates she set herself ablaze. Despite efforts by medical teams and government support, she succumbed to her injuries, prompting condolences from state officials.

Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Arun Jaitley threatened him over farm laws has sparked controversy, drawing strong condemnation from BJP leaders and Jaitley’s son, Rohan. They refuted the claim, citing Jaitley’s death in 2019, before the laws were introduced. Critics accuse Gandhi of making baseless allegations and disrespecting the deceased leader.

Back home in Katthigorah in Cachar district of Assam, his wife, Sufiana Begum, told News18 how they got worried after not finding Hussain at airport when they went to receive him.