India

Over the last few weeks, tensions rose in the border areas of Maharashtra’s Pune and Karnataka’s Belagavi as activists attacked trucks and buses in both states.

The demolition is part of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s instructions to clear forest land of encroachment.

In a major crackdown, Bihar Police have detained 40 suspected liquor smugglers in the dry state.

An accomplice of the accused has been detained and is being interrogated, informed the Delhi Police.

The theme of India’s presidency is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ or ‘One Earth, One Future, One Family’.