Akali Councillor Harjinder Singh Bahman was shot dead by bike-borne men in Amritsar on Sunday. Punjab Police ADCP Harpal Singh Randhawa said Harjinder Singh was on his way to a hotel when three to four individuals approached him and opened fire. Bahman's brother told police that the attackers were the same individuals who had previously opened fire at his residence.

The suspension of 18 BJP MLAs from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for six months has been revoked, Speaker UT Khader said on Sunday. The speaker made the announcement following a meeting with CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and LoP R Ashoka. In March, 18 BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from Assembly, for showing "indiscipline" and "disrespecting" Speaker.

After Milla Magee left the Miss World pageant being hosted in India mid-way, alleging contestants were made to "sit like performing monkeys", an inquiry was conducted. The inquiry found she was seated with Miss Wales, an IAS officer, his wife, daughter-in-law and another woman at the table. Miss Wales didn't complain about the seating arrangement, the inquiry found.

Jandiala Guru Municipal Councilor Harjinder Singh, alias Baman, a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal, was shot dead by bike-borne armed assailants in the Chheharta area of Amritsar on Sunday. Harpal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), said that the police have named several individuals in the case and launched a manhunt to apprehend them.

Asia's oldest football tournament, the IndianOil Durand Cup, will be back with its 134th edition. The organising committee announced the dates for this year's tournament to be between July 22-August 23. Organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army on behalf of the three Services, the tournament pits Services teams against India's best football clubs.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, who attended the NDA CMs and Deputy CMs meet on Sunday, said two resolutions - first on Operation Sindoor and second on caste census were passed in the meeting. "Everyone thanked and congratulated our armed forces and Prime Minister Modi for the success of Operation Sindoor," Shinde said after attending the meet.

Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who visited South Korea as part of the delegation formed by government on Operation Sindoor, said the message to the world is that India is in a different league today. Mentioning about India surpassing Japan to become the fourth largest economy in the world, Khurshid said, "India is emerging as a top country globally."

CPM reacted after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Kerala government over its ₹10-crore aid to Turkey after the 2023 earthquake. "Have great regards for Shashi Tharoor. But these comments are symptoms of selective amnesia. It's...puzzling why he had to belittle Kerala when he knows very well Modi govt itself had launched Operation Dost to help Turkey," CPM's John Brittas said.

The Liberian-flagged vessel that capsized off the coast in Kochi carried 12 containers of calcium carbide and 13 containers of hazardous cargo, the Indian Coast Guard said. It said the pollution response has been activated to protect fragile coastal ecosystem of Kerala. "Aircraft equipped with advanced oil spill mapping technology are conducting aerial assessment of the affected area," it added.

All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rides, a popular tourist attraction in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, resumed on Sunday, a little over a month after 26 people were killed by terrorists in the area. "We are hopeful that things will return to normal soon," a local said. Pakistan-based terrorists killed people after asking their religious identities, and India launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation.

An anti-drone system will be installed in the Taj Mahal complex, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Arib Ahmad said. "The system will have a range of 7-8 kilometers but will be primarily effective within a 200-meter radius from the main dome of the monument. It'll automatically jam the signal of any drone entering the area," he added.

Pakistan is getting trolled online after its PM Shehbaz Sharif gifted a photoshopped photo of old Chinese rocket drill to Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, claiming it's of Pakistan's operation against India. "When your 'victories' need stock images from Beijing: it's not strategy, it's national embarrassment," BJP's Sreenivas Solanky reacted. "Next-level comedy from Bhikaristan," an X user said.

After RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled his son Tej Pratap Yadav from his party, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said, "Bihar was ruined...now the family is being ruined." He added, "In politics, people's private and public lives are not separate." Lalu's action came after Tej posted pictures with his girlfriend of 12 years and later said his account was hacked.

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Sunday claimed the idea of holding a 'Tiranga Yatra' after Operation Sindoor was originally his, not the BJP's. "I had proposed the idea of Tiranga Yatra," he said, adding, "Even CM Nayab Singh had said it wasn’t a good idea. But later, the ruling party held the yatra on their own."

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar didn't attend the NITI Aayog meeting as he is not "physically and medically fit". "Bihar, didn't attend the meeting, which was for development, but he has gone to NDA CMs meeting to bargain for more seats for JD(U) in Bihar elections," Kishor said, adding that Nitish's mind isn't working.

Reacting to Lalu Prasad Yadav expelling his son Tej Pratap Yadav from RJD for six years, BJP's Praveen Khandelwal said, "What about those allegations that are levelled against him (Lalu)?" He added, "There is a long list of allegations...against his family." His remarks followed Tej's shared photos with his girlfriend of 12 years, and later claimed his account was hacked.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann called upon the citizens to join the war against drugs and corruption. "This is a fight for the coming generations, which cannot be won without the common man’s backing," he said at an event. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the previous regimes in the state helped drug dealers carry out the business in government vehicles.

A delegation of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), the umbrella body of the Meitei community, will meet the Union Home Ministry officials in New Delhi on Tuesday, its convenor Khuraijam Athouba said. The meeting's aim is to discuss the prolonged crisis in Manipur. "However, the agenda has now expanded in light of the recent Gwaltabi incident," Athouba said.

After the NDA Chief Ministers' conclave, BJP National President JP Nadda said, "We don't do caste politics, but want to bring the deprived...into mainstream." He added, "This is the need of society." His remarks came after the conclave passed two resolutions- one on Operation Sindoor and another on caste census. Earlier, Centre decided to include caste census in national census.

PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Sikkim on May 29. BJP Sikkim president DR Thapa said he will inaugurate many infrastructural projects across the state. Thapa added that several long-pending demands of the state will be raised during the PM's visit, including safeguarding Article 371F and giving tribal status to the 12 left-out communities of Sikkim, among other issues.

On the visit of the third all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi to Russia, AAP leader Ashok Kumar Mittal said, "Moscow visit was highly successful." He added that Moscow made it clear they would “stand by India and eliminate terrorism from the world". "We achieved our aim...We got support from their government...and media," Mittal said.

Around 100 containers with "hazardous cargo" and calcium carbide have likely fallen from the container ship that completely capsized off the Kerala coast on Sunday. "The containers are drifting in the sea at a speed of 3 km/h. Besides, the oil in the fallen containers and the marine fuel used in the ship has also leaked," an official release said.

Delhi government is likely to take disciplinary actions against officials responsible for waterlogging at the Minto Bridge underpass after overnight rainfall on Saturday, according to reports. This might include suspending a junior engineer and a pump operator for not reaching the spot on time and issuing a show cause notice to the assistant engineer for supervisory lapses.

With heavy rains and thunderstorms lashing Delhi overnight on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Delhi's Safdarjung weather station has recorded 186.4 mm of rainfall so far this month. This is nearly nine times the monthly average of 21.9 mm and the highest ever recorded in May. The previous record, 165 mm, was set in 2008.