The Congress party and National Conference reached a deal for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. National Conference will contest 51 seats, Congress 32, and the remaining 5 seats will see friendly competition. The alliance aims to counter divisive forces. The elections are scheduled to occur in three phases starting September 18.

The Bharatiya Janata Party criticized the West Bengal government’s handling of an alleged rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital in Kolkata. They accused the authorities of evidence tampering. Kolkata police denied these claims, while the CBI intensifies its probe into the incident and potential financial irregularities at the institution.

Several hundred people were shifted to safety in Valsad and Navsari districts as heavy rains lashed southern Gujarat district over the weekend.