Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.

PM Narendra Modi will pay a state visit to Bhutan from November 11-12. The visit aims to strengthen the special ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and continues the tradition of regular bilateral high-level exchanges.

On the surface, the Hungarian PM’s trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC’s Nick Thorpe. 

​On the surface, the Hungarian PM’s trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC’s Nick Thorpe.