He cried under the open sky with the cold forest floor for a cradle. His companions in the first hours of life were ants crawling on his skin. This is the story of a three-day-old baby in Madhya Pradesh, who was left to die by his parents.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Mallikarjun Kharge and wished him a speedy recovery on Thursday, a day after the Congress president underwent a procedure for pacemaker implant.

Security was beefed up across four districts of Bareilly division with police, PAC, and RAF personnel out on the streets and drones in the air on Thursday in view of Dussehra, officials said.