Indore is facing one of its gravest civic and public health failures in recent memory, as at least 20 people have died and more than 3,200 have fallen ill after consuming contaminated drinking water in Bhagirathpura and adjoining areas of the city.

One of the firms under scrutiny in the ED investigation into the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) is Kolkata-based R Kanti Lal, whose name had earlier surfaced in the agency’s probe into the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Ministry of external affairs has sharply criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’ letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that personal prejudices are unbecoming of public officials and urged respect for judicial independence.