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Senior BJP leaders attending the funeral of a soldier killed in the Monday encounter with terrorists in Pulwama were accused of insensitive behaviour by relatives of the army man.

Families who were living in those houses have sought shelter in nearby areas are demanding help from the administration.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was welcomed with a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace Rashtrapati Bhawan hours after he arrived in New Delhi for a day's visit on Tuesday evening. At the airport last evening, he was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a warm hug. The visit of "MBS", as he is popularly known, is being closely watched after his two-day stint in Pakistan, where he praised Islamabad's efforts for "regional peace and security" just days after a terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, in which 40 soldiers were killed.

In a decade from now, Indian Air Force (IAF) fighters deployed deep inside Pakistani or Chinese air space could be accompanied by three or more ''unmanned wingmen,' armed stealth drones which will fight alongside IAF fighters to hit high-value enemy targets.

Renowned Hindi author and critic Namvar Singh died in New Delhi last night at the age of 92. Tributes poured in today for the celebrated author who was also the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. "Humble tributes to Namvar Singh who took criticism of Hindi literature to new heights," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi for a day's visit on Tuesday evening. He was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport with a warm hug. He is expected to hold bilateral talks with PM Modi today.

The 12th edition of Asia's premier air show 'Aero India-2019' began at Yelahanka air force station in Bengaluru today with 61 metal birds, including HAL's indigenous products Light Combat Aircraft Tejas all set to roar in the city skies.

Celebrated Hindi author and literary critic Namvar Singh died in the national capital late on Tuesday night. He was 92.

Twenty-two students were arrested for protesting outside a college in Uttarakhand's Dehradun demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students, police said on Tuesday. They were arrested outside the Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology on Sahastradhara Road on Monday after they shouted slogans demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students, Dehradun's Senior Superintendent of Police or SSP Nivedita Kukreti said.

Light rain and fog greeted residents of New Delhi and its neighbouring areas early morning today even as the temperatures were slightly higher than Tuesday. At least 12 trains of Northern Railways were delayed due to fog, according to news agency ANI.

Earthquake Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby areasthis morning for a few seconds after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in western Uttar Pradesh's Shamli districtand another one in faraway Tajikistan.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday orally directed the CBI not to "precipitate" till further orders, in the alleged illegal telephone exchange case in which ex communications minister Dayanidhi Maran and Kalanithi Maran are main accused

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on three contempt applications filed by Telecom equipment maker Ericsson against Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani and others for not clearing dues.

Acting on a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a demonstration-cum-mock poll on the functioning of EVM-VVPAT was conducted in the premises of the Orissa High Court on Tuesday.

A day after their rivals announced an alliance, the Congress is likely to formalise their partnership for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with MK Stalin's DMK today. The party may get nine out of 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry.