A man who lost his son in the stampede in Bengaluru yesterday appeared inconsolable, pleading with the authorities to return his body without an autopsy. “At least give his body. Don’t do a postmortem. Don’t cut his body into pieces,” he urged.

Bengaluru stampede: Marred by last-minute changes and an underestimation of cricket fans who would show up, the RCB celebration turned ghastly, killing at least 11 people.

The US has clearly understood India’s position that there can be no dialogue with Pakistan with a “gun pointed at our head”, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said.