Maharashtra’s Deputy CM Ajit Pawar admitted the government erred in disbursing Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana funds without proper vetting due to pre-election time constraints. Thousands of ineligible recipients, including government employees, benefited. While funds already disbursed won’t be recovered, future payouts will undergo stricter scrutiny.

Behind the closed doors of Flat D-409 in the Seemapuri police jurisdiction, decomposed bodies of a brother and sister, were found hanging side by side from nooses in the same room

IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Northeast states, Kerala, Mahe, and parts of North and Central India. Strong winds and thunderstorms are also expected.