Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities called Taiwan Dome.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed strong views on the Rajya Sabha bulletin’s guidelines on slogans in Parliament, emphasising the significance of “Jai Hind” and “Vande Mataram” as national slogans.

Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones. 

​Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.