Himachal Pradesh opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur accused Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu of indulging in a “politics of anarchy” to appease national Congress leadership, igniting fresh controversy in the wake of a tense police standoff in Shimla.

A tense confrontation between Delhi Police and Himachal Pradesh Police in Shimla over the arrest and transit of three Youth Congress workers ended early Thursday as the Delhi team left Shimla with the accused following a court’s transit remand order.

The Union Cabinet has officially approved the Kerala government’s proposal to change the state’s name to ‘Keralam’. The historic move sets the stage for a constitutional amendment to align the state’s identity with its native Malayalam pronunciation.

In a shocking case from Lucknow, a son allegedly shot his father, dismembered the body, and hid the torso in a blue drum. The gruesome murder exposes a dark family feud over a lucrative business empire and a son’s refusal to pursue a medical career.

In a powerful community-led strike against the state’s drug menace, Kauri village in Punjab’s Ludhiana district has unanimously resolved to boycott drug peddlers. The village panchayat declared that no resident will support the bail pleas of those caught trafficking drugs.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that the state has successfully recovered the entire ₹578 crore linked to the massive IDFC First Bank fraud within just 24 hours. A high-level committee and the Anti-Corruption Bureau are now investigating the matter to ensure strict accountability.