INDIA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other cabinet members are expected to attend the daylong event, they added. The awards were announced early this year on the eve of the Republic Day.

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and TMC of lying about not being able to compensate storm-affected families due to election conduct rules. Adhikari shared ECI's approval for ex-gratia payments on social media, criticising the alleged deception.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being tortured in jail, claiming it's orchestrated by the Government of India and PM Modi. Singh stated that actions are aimed at breaking Kejriwal's morale, adding that his wife was not permitted a face-to-face meeting, only through a window.

Rajnath Singh said his mother was in a Varanasi hospital for 27 days but he was not allowed to go. "People tried that I am released for some time so that I could meet my mother..was not given (parole)," he said. Opposition parties have accused the government of misusing probe agencies against them and have often alleged there is an "undeclared emergency" in the country.

Ramesh demands Modi's apology for giving China a clean chit in 2020. Shah assures China cannot encroach on India's land under Modi. Singh warns against China's renaming attempts in Arunachal Pradesh.

Yashwant Sinha, 86, said he has retired from politics and is not planning a return, even as several people from his former constituency Hazaribagh urged him to fight the election this time.

PM Modi will address a public meeting in Meerut. The opposition INDIA alliance will also hold its biggest show of strength on Sunday at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. Leaders from all the 28 parties of INDIA bloc will put up a united face and start their 2024 Lok Sabha campaign.