An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday.

Socio-religious organisation Tehreek Muslim Shabban president Mushtaq Malik has sparked a political controversy with his announcement to construct a ‘Babri memorial’ along with welfare institutions in the Greater Hyderabad region.

North Goa nightclub owner Saurabh Luthra is absconding after a fire at Birch by Romeo Lane killed 25 people. The nightclub’s management expressed deep grief and pledged full support to victims’ families. Authorities are investigating the blaze, with a cylinder blast suspected as the cause, and are searching for Luthra.