IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 9. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal. Rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal.

The coriander powder, turmeric powder, and other spices in your kitchen may not be what you think they are. Delhi Police has seized a staggering 15 tonnes of spurious spices being manufactured at two factories in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area and arrested three persons, including the owners of these processing units. Suspects Dilip Singh (46), Sarfaraj (32) - owners of the units - and Khurseed Malik (42) were supplying these adulterated spices to local markets and vendors in Delhi/NCR for the same price as the original products, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

From the banks of Ganga in Anupshahr to the bridge over Yamuna near Chhaprauli; the sugarcane fields of Baghpat and potato farms in Khandauli near Agra to the hing (asafoetida) shops of Hathras; the Dalit enclaves of Agra to the rural population of Gautam Budh Nagar, the rippling proModi wave that was pretty much visible in 2014 and 2019 is not that evident this time round in western Uttar Pradesh.

In sultry Goa, the battle lines are drawn for the state’s two Lok Sabha constituencies. On one side is the saffron front of BJP, while on the other is INDIA bloc led by Congress. There is a third player, too, in the dance of democracy: Revolutionary Goans (RG). The regional outfit, buoyed by its success in the 2022 assembly elections, has made a debut in the parliamentary elections.

Two of three suspects held by Canada over last year's murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar come from well off families in Punjab and had gone overseas on study visas, following a trend common in the state. Their kin expressed shock at the arrests & were confident that they will be cleared in court. While Kamalpreet Singh (23) was in Canada for studies and comes from a farmer's family in Jalandhar, relatives of Karanpreet Singh (28) are also agriculturists and say he worked as a driver.

Additional district court in Bareilly booked a woman under section 195 (giving false or fabricated evidence with intention to procure conviction) of IPC for changing her statement and turning hostile in a confinement and rape case. ADJ Gyanendra Tripathi sentenced her to 1,653 days in jail along with Rs 5.9 lakh cash fine on Saturday evening.

A case has been registered against BJP president J P Nadda, its IT cell head Amit Malviya, and state president B Y Vijayendra regarding an animated video shared on social media, following a complaint from Congress to police and Election Commission. Babu alleged this video was posted to incite enmity among communities and violates the code of conduct. Congress also expressed shock at the video being cleared by the state-level media-monitoring committee.

Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose, who has been accused by a woman of sexual harassment, on Sunday cited his constitutional immunity from criminal proceedings and issued a blanket order on Raj Bhavan staff, asking them to “ignore any communication from police” and barring them from issuing statements in any form.

The BJP move is seen as the party's big push to woo farmers as nearly 76% of the population in Odisha is involved in farming, and paddy is the dominant crop. Releasing the manifesto on Sunday, party president J P Nadda said, «BJP is fighting the election not to sit in opposition, but to form govt in Odisha.» The party also promised to introduce cash incentive programmes specifically targeting women and tribal communities.

The SUV was registered in the name of SP district president Ashish Yadav, police said on Sunday, adding that «a probe is on to find out who was at the wheel of the vehicle.» Incidentally, CCTV footage purportedly showed Kumar slowly taking a right turn towards the pump when the SUV hit him. In the footage, the victim could be seen tossed up in the air for a few seconds before falling on the road.

As the clock ticked, the gathering grew for the final rally of NCP's Baramati Lok Sabha seat candidate Sunetra Pawar at the Christian Colony ground. Barely 2.5km away, supporters of NCP (SCP) candidate Supriya Sule huddled at Kasba ground to hear veteran politician Sharad Pawar and entourage on the last day of campaigning before the election on Tuesday.

The former Union agriculture minister became a permanent resident of Bhulabhai Desai Road in Malabar Hill in Mumbai. He had given copies of a landline telephone bill, his PAN card and a bank passbook as proof of residence in Mumbai. Pawar had changed his residential address to Mumbai to fulfil the requirements of Mumbai Cricket Association's election which he had then contested, the NCP leader said.

Nearly 65 families in the village also hold voting rights in Meghalaya due to their proximity to the border. Living along the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border areas, these «dual voters» have been exercising their franchise in Assam for decades, even after the creation of Meghalaya in 1972. Assam govt provides them electricity and has built the main road, while Meghalaya govt offers job cards under MGNREGA, water supply, and assistance for agriculture, among other benefits.

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara issued a blue-corner notice against Prajwal Revanna in a sexual harassment and abduction case, seeking Interpol's assistance. The seriousness of the case led to the formation of an SIT for unbiased justice delivery.

Governor CV Ananda Bose directs Raj Bhavan staff to ignore state police communication regarding a recent sexual harassment complaint. SIT requests CCTV footage, allegations emerge before PM Modi's visit, and Bose warns of potential infiltrators.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Sunday that Muslims have realized that the Congress and INDIA bloc are manipulating them, and he emphasized that the community is also shifting towards the BJP due to the visible development. Addressing a rally in support of the BJP candidate in Dhaurahra, PM Modi also said that the poor and those belonging to the SC, ST and OBC communities have distanced themselves from the Congress and the opposition alliance, and come to the BJP.

Emphasising that foreign policy today affects every citizen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that if India had not been clear on the Russia-Ukraine war, petrol price would have gone up.

Vijay Wadettiwar, a Congress leader from Maharashtra, sparked a significant controversy with his remarks on the death of police official Hemant Karkare during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Wadettiwar claimed that Karkare was not killed by terrorist Ajmal Kasab but by a police officer linked to the RSS, leading to strong criticism and backlash from various sources.