Gen Naravane pens new book, draws inspiration from Tharoor 

 Assembly election LIVE updates: Addressing a rally in support of the DMK-led alliance, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a row by initially referring to Prime Minister Modi as a “terrorist who does not believe in equality.” 

 The court heard a PIL by Kerala lawyer Mohammed Mubarak Ali, also an accused in an NIA case on alleged unlawful activities of banned outfit PFI. 

 The owner of a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu has surrendered after an explosion killed 25 people; four accomplices were arrested as investigations continue. 

 A Delhi court has ordered charges under MCOCA against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and 19 others for running a nationwide organized crime syndicate.