On World Wildlife Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, participated in a lion safari, and chaired the National Board for Wildlife meeting. The visit highlights the government’s Project Lion, which aims to conserve and expand the population of Asiatic lions through various strategic efforts and community involvement.

The panchayat ruled that villagers must avoid the young man’s family and banned them from visiting their home. The couple was also expelled from their village and the man’s family was not allowed to visit their farm

Shama Mohamed, spokesperson of the Congress party, stoked row after calling Sharma “fat for a sportsman” and branding his captaincy the “most unimpressive” in the country.