Congress raised concerns over the Great Nicobar Island project, citing ecological, tribal, and transparency issues, following Rahul Gandhi’s visit. 

 The postal ballots will open across 823 seats in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry first, followed by the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). 

 On Saturday, Jaishankar arrived in Jamaica on his first visit to the Caribbean nation to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. 

 It predicted severe thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hailstorms, dust storms and moderate rainfall, along with gusty winds in Delhi. 

 Regarding the territorial claims of Nepal, MEA said that India has maintained that these claims are “neither justified nor based on historical facts.”