Highlights: Aim to withdraw AFSPA from Assam by 2023 end, says CM Himanta Sarma

Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir on Monday said that the recent attacks on military installations were "intolerable" as he announced that May 25 would be observed across the country as "Pakistan Martyrs Day".

He made the announcement during a ceremony held at the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi, to honour the slain soldiers, according to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the army. (PTI)

Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil comes out of ED office after more than 9 hours of questioning: official, reported PTI. 

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio added 30.5 lakh mobile subscribers in March, accelerating its momentum of February, while Vodafone Idea lost 12.12 lakh wireless users during the month, according to data released by telecom regulator TRAI.

Sunil Mittal-led telecom company Bharti Airtel onborded 10.37 lakh mobile subscribers in March, raising its subscriber base to 37.09 crores in March against 36.98 crores in February, reported PTI. 

“We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force,” said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, reported ANI. 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch navigation satellite 'NVS-01' onboard its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 29.

The former chief executive of the publisher of Britain's Daily Mirror said phone-hacking carried out by journalists she employed was concealed from her, as she gave evidence on Monday in a lawsuit brought by Prince Harry against the newspaper.

Delhi's Najafgarh recorded the highest maximum temperature at 46.2°C Monday while Narela and Pitampura recorded 45.3°C and 45.8°C respectively. Ayanagar recorded 44.4°C and Palam recorded 44.2°C, the latest IMD data said.

India is set to host the 44th edition of the coveted annual ISO COPOLCO plenary from Tuesday to Friday here in New Delhi. Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who holds Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, will inaugurate the event.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday heard grievances of 300 people at Gorakhnath Temple here and said public welfare is the "basis of religion". Adityanath heard the problems and grievances of the people during ‘Janata Darshan’ at Gorakhnath Temple for the third day and assured them of satisfactory redressal of all their issues on a priority basis.

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has busted an Al-Qaeda module and arrested four members who hail from Bangladesh but have been living illegally in Ahmedabad, an official said on Monday.

Assets worth more than ₹121 crore of Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor Anwar Dhebar, IAS officer Anil Tuteja, former MD of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Ltd. Arun Pati Tripathi and others have been attached in the alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case, the ED said Monday.

The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the human toll, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.

Eight high-capacity country-made bombs were found at Kizhakkal within Kannavam police station limits in Kannur district, police said on Monday.

Former MP K C Tyagi was reinducted in JD (U) national team as spl advisor and chief spokesperson.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi here on Monday, the second such meeting in the last one and a half months amid efforts to strengthen Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections.

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered medical evaluation of the wife of Raghav Magunta, who is in custody in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, and has sought interim bail to look after her on account of her poor health.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Australia's Sydney on the last leg of his three-nation tour.

Fire raced through a school dormitory in Guyana early on Monday, killing at least 20 students and injuring an undetermined more, authorities said. The Guyanese government said in a press statement that the fire broke out in the dormitory building of a secondary school in the city of Mahdia, 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of the capital, Georgetown.

More than a dozen people, thought to be mostly shepherds, have been killed in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Monday.

A global shortage of cholera vaccines is likely to last until 2025 as outbreaks surge worldwide, according to a report from the Gavi vaccine alliance. Cholera cases and deaths jumped last year as the deadly disease spread to new regions, particularly areas of poverty and conflict.

4 people were severely injured after fire broke out in Thane Shivaji Nagar. Four fire engines rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.

Taiwan failed on Monday in its efforts to gain an invitation to the World Health Organization's annual assembly despite the island's assertion that support was growing for its participation.

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a status report from Delhi Police in a petition related to hoax bomb emails in Delhi Public Schools and other schools. The High Court has also directed to file an action plan for dealing with such incidents.

Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead privacy regulator in the European Union for its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users’ data to the United States.

In relief for Go First, NCLAT upholds airline's insolvency proceedings and asks lessors to move to NCLT.