Union home minister Amit Shah criticized the Kerala government for its delayed response to early warnings about potential landslides. Shah highlighted that nine NDRF teams were dispatched on July 23, but questioned the state’s actions that followed. Emphasizing unity during the crisis, Shah assured central government support for Kerala, setting aside party politics.

Badal Das, a retired government employee from Malda, was sleeping on the lower birth when he suddenly heard a loud noise followed by a jolt.

Khedkar has been accused of fraudulently availing the civil services examination by faking her identity to take the exam beyond the permissible number of attempts.