Harshavardhana Kikkeri, an entrepreneur from Mysuru, allegedly killed his wife, Shwetha, and their son in their Newcastle, Washington home before committing suicide. The couple’s younger son was unharmed. Authorities discovered the bodies after responding to a 911 call, with the medical examiner ruling the deaths of Shwetha and her son as homicides and Harshavardhana’s as suicide. The motive remains unknown.

A hoarding showing half faces of BR Ambedkar and Akhilesh Yadav has sparked BJP outrage, calling it an insult to Ambedkar, and accusing SP of misusing the image for Dalit votes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also chair a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting today, second in a week since the Pahalgam terror attack.