Around 1,400 villages have been inundated, with nearly 20,000 people evacuated and over 5,000 taking shelter in relief camps.

Pressured by a 52-year-old Instagram friend to marry her and return a loan that he had taken from her, a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed her by strangling her with her dupatta.

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday questioned the credibility of the Tianjin Declaration, which condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, pointing out that the document was signed and adopted by Pakistan as well.