Shivraj Patil, former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader, passed away in Latur after a brief illness. 

Over a storied career of more than five decades, Rajinikanth has featured in over 160 films across Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam cinema.

US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.