India is engaging with international partners more intensively and from a “position of strength”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, citing a string of recent trade agreements as evidence of the country’s growing economic clout.

A 27-year-old man died after allegedly falling into an open roadside pit near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, police said on Tuesday.

The Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has officially nullified the 5 per cent reservation provided to Muslims in the state in government jobs and education. A new Government Resolution announcing this decision has been issued.