Alam Sheikh’s elder brother, Nabi Sheikh — also a local leader of the Trinamool Congress — said the family had apprehensions after Panna Sheikh returned to the village.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced a three-nation tour in Jordan, marking 75 years of diplomatic ties. He will then visit Ethiopia, a key African Union hub, to bolster bilateral relations and address Parliament. The tour concludes in Oman, aiming to deepen their strategic partnership and economic ties, with engagements including diaspora meetings.

In 1965, a CIA-India mission left a plutonium-powered device on Nanda Devi to spy on China. Lost in a blizzard, its fate remains unknown, sparking fears of radioactive fallout.