The culture minister admits to hiring his ex-lover as an consultant, after starting an affair with her in May. 

​The culture minister admits to hiring his ex-lover as an consultant, after starting an affair with her in May.  

Congress unveiled its first list of candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections, including wrestler Vinesh Phogat who had joined the party just hours before. The list features 31 names such as Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Udai Bhan. Concurrently, Congress is negotiating a seat-sharing deal with AAP, though talks seem to be faltering due to disagreements over the number of seats.

The ASI in its presentation spoke about close to 130 monuments and properties that were disputed over the past several decades. However, lawmakers from both the opposition and ruling sides questioned these claims