Hamas said on Saturday it had responded to a ceasefire proposal presented by US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to mediators and included a demand for an end to the war, which had previously been a red line for Israel.

Dimissing claims that an Instagram influencer, who uploaded a video with alleged communal comments in reference to Operation Sindoor was arrested unlawfully, the Kolkata Police has said several attempts were made to serve notice to her.

Fourteen people have died across the northeast in landslides and flash floods following incessant rain. Five people were killed in Assam, nine died in flash floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh.