9 Maoists including Jyoti and Usha surrendered in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, giving up arms and ₹47 lakh bounty, citing disillusionment and praising the state’s rehabilitation policy.

Setting the stage for a high-stakes battle for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large gathering at Maduranthakam near Chennai and declared that the countdown for the DMK’s exit has begun.

A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport over an alleged fraud in which he let another person travel to London using his boarding pass and UK visa.