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In a dramatic act of protest, dozens of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers cut their hair and shaved their heads outside the Kerala Secretariat on Monday, expressing their anger over the government's alleged neglect of their demands.

A woman Naxalite carrying a bounty of ₹25 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday, officials confirmed.

At least four people were injured in a clash between villagers from two bordering districts of Nagaland, Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton said on Monday.

A powerful storm in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district led to the uprooting of a massive tree near Manikaran Gurdwara on Sunday evening, killing over six people and injuring several others. The tree, brought down by strong winds and a landslide, fell on parked vehicles and nearby food stalls, trapping people underneath.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur on Sunday, marking his first visit since assuming office in 2014. He became the second sitting prime minister to visit the RSS headquarters, following Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit in 2000 during his third term.

A tragic landslide near Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district claimed six lives and left five others injured on Sunday. The landslide, accompanied by strong winds, caused a massive tree to fall on parked vehicles, leading to casualties.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee returned to Kolkata on Saturday evening after an eight-day visit to the United Kingdom, where she addressed a business meet and delivered a lecture at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Banerjee, who had left the state on March 22, was welcomed by members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing upon her arrival at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

India has launched Operation Brahma, a large-scale humanitarian relief mission, to assist Myanmar in the aftermath of a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday, leaving over 1,000 people dead and thousands injured.

The Delhi Police have arrested two suspects, including the owner of a flat, in connection with the brutal murder of a 35-year-old woman whose decomposed body was discovered inside a box bed in Shahdara’s Vivek Vihar. The accused, identified as 65-year-old Vivekanand Mishra and his accomplice Abhay Kumar Jha alias Sonu, were taken into custody after an extensive investigation.

India and Sri Lanka are set to sign a landmark defence cooperation agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island nation from April 4 to 6, marking a significant step in bilateral security ties. This framework agreement, the first of its kind since the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) intervention in the late 1980s, comes amid growing security concerns in the Indian Ocean region.

A local court has ordered a compensation of over ₹22.4 lakh to the family of an IDBI bank peon who died due to an accidental gunshot fired by a security guard in 2008. The court held the security guard, the bank, and the security agency equally responsible for negligence leading to the tragic incident.

Rumors surrounding Bollywood actor Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja’s alleged divorce continue to make headlines. The speculation intensified after Sunita recently confirmed in an interview that the couple has been living separately.