Cyclone Dana is intensifying in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall between Odisha and West Bengal on October 25, bringing wind speeds up to 120 km/h, heavy rainfall, and severe weather. Fishermen are warned, rail services disrupted, and rescue teams deployed in preparation.

BJP MLC CP Yogeshwar quits BJP, to join Congress Party at 11:30 am today. The bypolls to the Channapatna Assembly seat got complicated for the National Democratic Alliance on Monday with cine actor-turned-BJP leader and ticket aspirant C.P. Yogeshwar resigning as BJP MLC after it turned out that he would not get the party ticket.

The Delhi Police said that no suicide note was recovered from his hostel room and family members of the deceased were informed.