External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, whom he also called «friends of India'. Jaishankar, who visited the Embassy of Iran in the national capital on Tuesday, said Raisi and Abdollahian »contributed immensely to the growth of the India-Iran relationship'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge engaged in intense verbal sparring on Tuesday as the election campaign intensified for the remaining two phases of voting in the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the INDIA bloc and dubbed it as «congregation of scamsters', while Kharge led the opposition charge calling the Prime Minister »jhoothon ka sardar'.

Clash broke out during actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty's roadshow in Bengal's Midnapore after stones were hurled by some unknown persons. Chakraborty was campaigning for Agnimitra Paul, the BJP candidate for the Midnapore Lok Sabha seat. Both Chakraborty and Paul emerged unharmed in the incident. Some people started hurling stones and bottles at the convoy when it reached Shekhpura More area. This led to a clash between BJP workers and those people.

Delhi Police revealed bomb threat emails traced to Hungary's Budapest, originating from a mail.ru server. The threats turned out to be a hoax, leading to an FIR. The investigation involves Interpol, mail.ru, and uncovering the conspiracy. Officials suspect a deeper conspiracy possibly linked to a terror group, like an ISIS module, timed during the Lok Sabha elections.

Turbulence is a factor that passengers may experience while travelling on a plane. Although turbulence incidents are seldom fatal, they can cause unnecessary injuries. The rarest mishap occurred on Tuesday when a passenger died on Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 777 after "severe turbulence'. The flight was originally heading from London to Singapore. However, it had to be diverted to Bangkok following the incident.

Three officials from the Raj Bhavan went to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court on Tuesday and obtained anticipatory bail for a case filed against them. A case was filed against the three officials from the Raj Bhavan for allegedly restraining a woman, who accused West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose of molestation.

The Congress alleged on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been engaging in polarization during the election and creating a 'communal pitch'. However, the Congress chose not to engage in that and instead focused on its 'paach nyay' agenda. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack came over Modi's remarks in an interview with PTI.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is expected to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who passed away in a helicopter crash, according to sources. A one-day state mourning is being observed across India on Tuesday. The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister, and several other officials were discovered deceased on Monday.

India's rank on the WEF's travel & tourism development index 2024 has improved to 39th place, with global tourism activities returning to pre-pandemic levels. India is ranked highest in South Asia and among the lower-middle-income economies, even though the US topped the list. Spain, Japan, France, and Australia are ranked among the top five countries in the 2024 list.

PM Modi paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on social media on his 33rd death anniversary. Meanwhile, Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi paid homage at Veer Bhumi in Delhi. Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest Prime Minister at 40 after his mother Indira Gandhi's assassination in a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal claimed that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) actually stands for «Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Ankh» (PM's glare) and has nothing to do with money laundering. «PMLA is Pradhan Mantri ki Lak Aankh. It has nothing to do with Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It means you can send them over to ED who can do whatever they wish to do,» Sibal said in a free-wheeling conversation with ANI.

Temperatures remained above 45 degrees Celsius in large parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh, affecting daily life as many chose to remain indoors in the afternoon. The crippling heat strained low-income households, which often have poor access to water and cooling, and tested the endurance of outdoor workers toiling in the searing sun, forcing them to take frequent breaks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Tuesday that the INDI alliance is «discredited and dejected,» while expressing gratitude to all who voted in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20. He emphasized that the people of India have chosen to support a strong National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre.