Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to contest against him from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency and if the BJP leader wins, he would retire from active politics. Banerjee, who is considered the number two in the TMC, also said that Shah has two other options to make him retire from politics.

District authorities, NCPCR, and key stakeholders collaborate to prevent child marriages during events like Akshaya Tritiya mass marriages by involving local businesses and service providers, with a focus on vulnerable girls.

Speaking in Kaimganj in support of INDIA bloc candidate Naval Kishore Shakya, Alam said, «Together do vote jehad -- with intelligence, without being sentimental and with silence. As we can only do vote jehad to drive away this Sanghi government.» Stressing that it was time to join hands, she said otherwise this «Sanghi government will succeed in wiping out our existence».

Congress workers in Uttar Pradesh held a sit-in, urging the party to select a member of the Gandhi family for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat. This constituency is slated for elections on May 20 as part of the fifth round of the seven-phase general elections. Anil Singh, the district spokesperson for the party, pointed out that with only three days left for filing nomination papers, the Congress has not yet declared a candidate for the seat.

Amit Shah criticized Congress for spreading fake videos, accused Rahul Gandhi of degrading politics. Kharge criticized BJP for hate speech. Shah questioned Congress's inaction in Karnataka case. He questioned Gandhi's confidence in avoiding traditional seats in Uttar Pradesh. Responding to this, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the BJP has «expertise» to «make videos and defame people through social media.»

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, on Tuesday took charge as the 26th Navy chief after R Hari Kumar retired from service. Dinesh K Tripathi, earlier served as the director-general of naval operations and the flag officer commanding-in-chief of the Western Naval Command. An official announcement was made by the government on April 19.

«As many as 685 farmers took their own lives in Marathwada and the State Agriculture Minister's home district, Beed, reported the highest number of deaths at 186. Now, after suffering from drought conditions for the last four months, the Marathwada region has been hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorms, causing severe crop losses, The ruling BJP government has not declared this event a national disaster or announced any relief measures,» Ramesh said.

PM Modi revealed on Monday the untold story of how he ensured Pakistan was the first to officially hear about the 2019 Balakot airstrike, linking it to BJP-governed “new India’s policy of looking an adversary in the eye and speaking the truth rather than resorting to stealth”, reports Gururaj Jamkhandi.

The UGC-NET exam has been rescheduled to take place on June 18 instead of the previously planned date of June 16, as notified by the National Testing Agency. The decision to postpone the exam was made in response to concerns raised by aspirants regarding the clash of dates between the UPSC Prelims and NET exams.

Uttarakhand continued to deal with the persistent forest fire problem on Monday. The state reported 47 new incidents, burning approximately 78 hectares of forest land. The majority of these fires affected the Kumaon region, with 30 incidents destroying an area of 51 hectares. Garhwal also recorded 16 incidents, impacting 25 hectares, with one incident burning 1.5 hectares of protected forests.

The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner on Monday and expressed strong opposition to the open chanting of separatist pro-Khalistan slogans at an event where Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was speaking. Trudeau spoke at a 'Khalsa Day' event in Toronto where banners saying 'Modi wanted' were displayed, causing concern among Indian intelligence officials, according to sources.

A report in the Washington Post, a newspaper based in the United States, has alleged that Vikram Yadav, an officer from the Research and Analysis Wing, directed a hired hit team to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani separatist based in the US. Last year, authorities in the United States indicted Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, for the conspiracy.

Food Safety Standards Authority of India has decided to step up surveillance this year of spices and culinary herbs, fruits and vegetables, salmonella in fish products and fortified rice amid heightened scrutiny of Indian masala brands such as MDH and Everest. The samples will be collected from mandis, malls and mom-and-pop stores across the country as the regulator seeks to enforce better compliance of standards.

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to investigate a controversial matter. The issue at hand is why the rules of the secular Indian Succession Act (ISA) do not pertain to a non-believer Muslim who wishes to fairly distribute his assets among his children, disregarding the succession provision of the Muslim Personal (Shariat) Application Act that favors sons.

Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that PM Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, who were “using CBI, I-T and ED” to intimidate opposition leaders, have now started to “use even Delhi Police to win elections”. The CM’s retort came minutes after Delhi Police served notices on him and four other Congress members over an alleged doctored video of Shah.

There were speculations that the Char Dham yatra would see a decrease in tourist numbers after the opening of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. However, officials stated that advance bookings surpassed the 15 lakh mark within a fortnight. This year, the pilgrimage to the Char Dham will start with the opening of the gates of Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri on May 10, followed by Badrinath on May 12.