Former Haryana chief minister and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala passed away at 89 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Gurgaon residence. Chautala, a five-time chief minister, was rushed to Medanta Hospital but couldn’t be saved. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and other political leaders expressed condolences, remembering Chautala’s service to the state and society.

Amid uproar over Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks related to B R Ambedkar, the Lok Sabha referred two bills on simultaneous polls to a joint committee of Parliament.

A gas tanker crashed into several vehicles in front of the petrol pump on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway and caught massive fire, killing 8 people so far, and injuring several others.