The Madhya Pradesh man, whose body was recovered from a deep gorge 11 days after he and his wife went missing during their trip to Meghalaya, was allegedly murdered with a machete, police officers said, as the crime sent shockwaves across the state.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma refuted Pakistani concerns about China cutting off Brahmaputra’s water supply, emphasizing the river’s rain-fed nature within India. He stated that only a small percentage of the river’s flow originates in China, with the majority coming from Indian monsoon rainfall.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani said since the professor ‘did not seek Ashoka’s consent before posting on social media, you cannot now present Ashoka with a fait accompli and expect support’