A massive fire erupted at flats allotted to Members of Parliament in Delhi. Visuals showed plumes of smoke rising from the Brahmaputra Apartments at BD Marg. Six fire engines have been rushed to the spot. Efforts are underway to put out the fire.

China’s second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the Defence Ministry said Friday.

INDIA bloc partners faced a seat-sharing deadlock as nominations closed for the first phase of elections. Despite the impasse, candidates filed papers, with eight seats seeing friendly fights. VIP founder Mukesh Sahani opted out of contesting to focus on campaigning for the alliance’s victory and a potential deputy CM role.