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An Indo-Tibetan Border Police soldier has threatened to go rouge after alleged inaction of authorities in a case of assault against his family members in Madhya Pradesh. The soldier, posted in Jammu and Kashmir, has said that one of his younger brothers lost 80 per cent vision in his right eye in the assault.

The Uttarakhand government has declared a one-day state mourning on Sunday following the death of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

As Amritsar was his maternal grandparents' home, the love of former Union minister Arun Jaitley for the city had no match. He was also very fond of Amritsari street food and the city's culture, recall locals. Arun Jaitley died today in Delhi at the age of 66.

President Ram Nath Kovind and several leaders, including BJP president Amit Shah, offered floral tributes to former finance minister Arun Jaitley at his Kailash Colony residence in south Delhi.

The Press Council of India (PCI) has moved the Supreme Court supporting the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to impose restrictions on communication in the state following the abrogation of Article 370.

The Haryana government has decided to observe a two-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, who died in New Delhi on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday released postage stamps on Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was sent back from the Srinagar airport along with other opposition leaders on Saturday, said that the move by the state administration proved the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir was not normal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Manama on Saturday to hold extensive talks with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on various bilateral and regional issues.

Arun Jaitley's death is an irreparable loss for the country and personally to me also, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to Arun Jaitley's family saying, "in his death, the country has lost a great leader who always worked for the betterment of the society."

Sumitra Mahajan recalled that she used to call Arun Jaitley a -blue-eyed boy- and used to love the shawls he wore.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders mourned the death of Arun Jaitley, remembering him as a dear colleague, mentor and guide and hailing his contribution to the growth of the party and the nation.

Former Finance Minister Arun jaitley had a long and illustrious political career - rising up the ranks from a student activist to become a Cabinet minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the first Narendra Modi governments.

Arun Jaitley was a man with a deeply analytical mind who helped the BJP find solutions to complex issues, party veteran LK Advani said on Saturday, paying his tributes to the former Finance Minister who died at the Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital where he was undergoing treatment for a few weeks.