Addressing a gathering during the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, PM Modi said: “Those present here, your ancestors, our ancestors, bet their lives for their faith, for their belief, for Mahadev – they sacrificed everything they had”. Without taking names, PM Modi attacked the Congress-led government for “whitewashing the history” that encapsulates the multiple attacks by Mughal invaders on the Somnath temple.

Amit Shah said the BJP’s final aim is to form a government in Kerala and have a BJP chief minister, adding that this would pave the way for complete development.

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze. 

​A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.