In Kolkata, PM Modi will inaugurate a 13.61 km stretch of the Kolkata Metro network, and flag off the Noapara–Jai Hind Bimanbandar Metro service from Jessore Road Metro Station.

A police team that responded to a clash and arson incident in a village in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district was attacked by locals, including women, who allegedly assaulted them with sticks and threw chilli powder in their eyes, officials said.

Former Army chief Gen M M Naravane said it is “fortuitous” that India-China ties are “on the mend” with a number of initiatives announced at political, diplomatic and military levels for the improvement of “our relations” going forward.