Skilled dredgers and over 16,000 laborers endured risky conditions to reclaim 26 hectares of land at Prayagraj’s Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh. The project, involving dredging and creating embankments, will enable additional pilgrims to take holy dips. Despite the challenges, no lives were lost during this strenuous endeavor.

Union home minister Amit Shah criticized AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal during an address in New Delhi, mocking his stance on building Ram Mandir and accusing him of neglecting Delhi’s slums and pollution issues. Shah urged citizens to ‘liberate’ the city from the AAP government in upcoming elections.

The bench said there can be no hard and fast rule in this regard and it must invariably depend on the circumstances of the case.