A Delhi court has directed the filing of an FIR in a custodial death case based on a complaint by the deceased’s wife. Chief Judicial Magistrate Vasundhra Chhaunkar heard the plea of Setara Bibi, who alleged that her husband, Sheikh Shadat, died while in the custody of Subhash Place Police Station officials on July 22-23, 2023, PTI reported.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of lying about the death toll in the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede and said that those who provide ‘false statistics’ are not worthy of public trust, PTI reported.

India’s population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the highest in the world, according to a new UN demographic report, which also revealed the country’s total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement rate, PTI reported.

In a post on X, Congress chief wrote, “My letter to PM Shri Narendra Modi on the urgency to initiate the process of electing a Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha without any further delay.”