Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 50,000 crore across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development and rural housing sectors.

Heart diseases are the leading cause of deaths in South-East Asia, with the condition claiming the lives of eight people every minute, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, ahead of World Heart Day.

Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Sikh woman, detailed her distressing deportation from the US after three decades, alleging severe mistreatment by ICE, including being denied a bed despite double knee replacements. Her unsuccessful appeals preceded her repatriation.