The police said they have recovered seven pistols, 31 live cartridges and 11 mobile phones from those arrested from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Sam Pitroda over his “Indians in the South look like Africans’ remark and linked the analogy to Congress’s decision of fielding a candidate against Droupadi Murmu for the 2022 presidential election. PM Modi said he could tolerate abuses hurled at him but not against the people of the nation.

Congress on Wednesday debunked PM Modi’s charge that Rahul Gandhi has not been attacking Ambani and Adani during these elections because of a deal, circulating a video with snippets of Rahul’s speeches between May 2 and the one he delivered in Jharkhand on Tuesday, where he highlighted the PM’s “nexus” with Adani and Ambani.