In Chhattisgarh, PM Modi will also unveil a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and inaugurate the new Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly building in Nava Raipur.

PM Modi praised women’s growing roles in defence and space, citing President Murmu’s Rafale flight with Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh.

Tanzania’s opposition party, Chadema, claims around 700 people have died in election protests, alleging widespread fraud. The government has imposed an internet blackout and curfew amid violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces. The UN has urged restraint and condemned the use of force.