Govt had informed citizens about the launch of an advanced public alerting system on May 2, aimed at enabling timely communication during critical situations. 

 Trial emergency alerts were received on phones today. As people checked their phones, a message starting with the words ‘Extremely severe alert’ flashed. 

 SC said that the Election Commission’s circular on deploying central government staff as counting supervisors is “not contrary to rules,” 

 The national security establishment has put CI on the front burner by taking action on foreign intelligence, their networks and their operatives within India. 

 The Narmada Queen was allowed to sail despite a storm alert from the weather department, claimed survivors.