Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India would have given Pakistan more financial aid than the IMF if relations were friendly. Speaking in Gurez, he stressed India’s commitment to Jammu and Kashmir’s development, criticized Pakistan for funding terrorism, and promised local recruitment and infrastructure improvements.

The opposition party reiterated its demand for a Supreme-court monitored inquiry through an SIT into the whole electoral bond scheme

Nearly 20 persons were also injured after the bus rammed into a stationary stone-laden truck in Maihar around 11 pm on Saturday