Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin are scheduled to meet in New Delhi to bolster trade ties, focusing on improved payment systems and the removal of trade barriers. Russia aims to strengthen its economic partnership with India amidst global challenges.

An 18-year-old student allegedly set a 26-year-old guest teacher on fire in Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, over a personal grudge. The teacher sustained serious injuries.

The accused, identified as Shadab Ali, allegedly forced his wife, Fatima, to consume pesticides and sedatives over several days before she died on August 1