In UP’s Budaun, a salon owner killed his neighbor’s minor sons which led to chaos, with shops set on fire. The tension escalated, resulting in the suspect’s death in a police encounter, prompting heavy force deployment. According to the police, the reason behind the incident is still unknown but sources said that the dispute over money led to this incident.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in a statement that UP will perhaps be the first state in the country to have 18 safe cities, thus providing an environment conducive to the safety of the people

Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at the moment – to the 1.5°C lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change, says WMO secretary-general Prof Celeste Saulo