A tense hostage situation in Mumbai concluded with the captor, Rohit Aarrya, dead after firing at police. Aarrya held 17 children and two others at a recording studio for nearly two hours. Negotiations failed, and police claim they returned fire in self-defense after Aarrya shot first. The incident stemmed from a past dispute over project dues.

Sardar Patel, who is also known as the “Iron Man of India,” was the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India.

Emotional scenes were witnessed across Assam as fans paid heartfelt tributes to late singer-actor Zubeen Garg during the release of his final film ‘Roi Roi Binale’.