Amid allegations that his body was found in a river after he was picked up by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said on Monday that 23-year old Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray had jumped into the river after he was taken to identify the terrorist hideout.

Police sources said that Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, 23, had given food and shelter to terrorists in Kulgam district, and he drowned after he jumped into a river while escaping from the security forces.

Sources said that a video taken from high ground shows the man, Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, suddenly jumping into the rocky river after scanning the forested area briefly.

Magray was picked up by the police on Saturday. Police sources said that during questioning, he told police that he gave food and logistics support to terrorists hiding in the forest in Kulgam's Tangmarg.

Actress-producer Samantha Ruth Prabhu said that her identity as a woman naturally drives her to champion such narratives and emphasized the need for more female voices in Indian cinema.

As an actor, Samantha has portrayed strong, complex female characters in projects such as “The Family Man” Season 2, “Rangasthalam,” “Majili,” “Yashoda,” “ Mahanati,” and “Eega” to name a few.

Asked if as a producer, she is consciously trying to create more space for layered female narratives in Indian cinema, Samantha told: “My identity as a woman will naturally influence all of my creative choices and I'm proud of that.”

“I believe that our industry needs more of the female perspective. It's still incredibly male-dominated. I'm not saying that as a bad thing,” added Samantha, whose maiden production, “Subham,” is all set to light up the silver screen on May 9.

The makers of director Nahas Hidhayath's eagerly awaited Malayalam film, 'I'm Game', featuring actor Dulquer Salmaan in the lead, have now roped in National Award-winning stunt choreographers Anbariv for their film.

On his X timeline, director Nahas Hidhayath wrote, "Are you ready for an adrenaline rush? Join us as we welcome the dynamic duo of stunt masters, #ANBARIV for #imgame! Get ready for an exhilarating experience packed with thrilling action! Let the excitement begin!"

The stunt choreographers, for their part, expressed happiness at being a part of the project.

They replied saying, "We’re glad to be a part of Mollywood once again. After the blockbuster of RDX. This time with a different GAME. #IMGame"

Country boat fishers in Seruthur and Vellapallam in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, remained ashore for the third consecutive day on Monday, protesting a mid-sea attack allegedly carried out by Sri Lankan sea pirates.

The attack occurred near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on May 2.

According to reports, over 20 fishermen from Vedaranyam, Seruthur, and Akkaraipettai, who ventured out in four groups, were assaulted by armed men suspected to be Sri Lankan pirates. The attackers looted fishing nets, equipment, and other valuables before fleeing.

Several injured fishermen are currently receiving treatment at Nagapattinam Government Medical College Hospital.

In protest, more than 600 country boats were anchored along the shore for the second day on Sunday, with fishers vowing to continue their strike until both the state and Union governments take concrete steps to ensure their safety at sea.

Iran revised the death toll from a major explosion at its main commercial port late last month down to 57 from 70, while state television reported two arrests in connection with the blast.

The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Hormozgan province's Chief Justice Mojtaba Qahremani as saying the updated figure for the April 26 blast at Shahid Rajaee Port includes 46 recovered and identified bodies and 11 people still missing.

Qahremani explained that the initial count was lowered after forensic examinations determined that some body parts collected separately belonged to the same individuals. A special working group has been established to follow up on the missing, he added.

State television reported separately on Sunday that two people, including a government official, had been arrested over the explosion.

In a major crackdown, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted a gang accused of rigging the NEET UG and other competitive examinations, and arrested three individuals from Gautam Buddha Nagar district's Noida.

The accused have been identified as Vikram Kumar Shah, Dharampal Singh, and Aniket Kumar. The arrests took place in Sector 3, under the Phase-1 police station limits of Gautam Buddha Nagar district.

The accused are now booked under FIR No. 182/2025 at Phase-1 police station in Gautam Buddha Nagar, under sections 318, 319, 336, 337, 338, 340, and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Local police have initiated further legal proceedings.

The STF has seized a significant amount of incriminating evidence from the accused, including six calling mobile phones, four personal phones, two encrypted Aadhaar cards, a candidate data sheet, a PAN card, a credit card, a voter ID, a passport, a cheque book, an Apple MacBook, and a Toyota Fortuner.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca provided an update on Christopher Nkunku, who missed out again on Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool after suffering an injury in training earlier this week, revealing that the striker will still be out for 10-15 days with an injury.

Chelsea boosted their hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League with a 3-1 victory over champions Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.

"Christo will be out for I think one week or two weeks, we are not sure. We will see. He will be out for the next ten to 15 days," Maresca said.

Nkunku is likely to be on his way out of Chelsea at the end of the season, so there is a chance he may have played his last game for the Blues already.

The benign inflationary patterns suggest an aggressive rate cut trajectory by the Reserve Bank of India, with key policy rate likely to breach the ‘Neutral’ rate by March 2026, an SBI Research report said on Monday.

A cumulative rate cut of 125-150 bps is estimated in FY26 in the best case scenario with inflation to breach 3 per cent consistently for next three months barring any food price shock/heatwave, the report mentioned.

“With multi-year low inflation in March and benign inflation expectations going forward, we expect rate cuts of 75 basis points in June and August (H1) and another 50 bps cut in H2 — cumulative cuts of 125 bps going forward while 25 bps rate cut has already been initiated in February (that could put the terminal rate at 5.0-5.25 per cent by March 2026),” the SBI report projected.

“However, we feel, jumbo cuts of 50 bps, could be more effective than secular 25 bps tranches spread over the horizon,” it added.

US President Donald Trump on Monday (Indian time) announced a new 100 per cent tariff on foreign films, stating that the movie industry in America is "dying a very fast death," which, according to him, is posing a national security threat.

He accused other countries of offering all sorts of incentives and drawing filmmakers and studios away from the US.

"Industry in America is dying a very fast death. Other countries are offering all sorts of the movie incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood and many other areas within the USA are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a national security threat," he posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Indian equity indices opened in the green on Monday as heavyweights like Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Titan and Tata Motors continued to support upward movement.

Around 9:22 am, Sensex was up 280 points or 0.35 per cent at 80,782 and Nifty was up 90 points or 0.37 per cent at 24,436.

Buying was seen in midcap and smallcap stocks. Nifty midcap 100 index was up 321 points or 0.6 per cent at 54,026 and Nifty smallcap 100 index was up 4 points at 16,446.

“After a positive opening, Nifty can find support at 24,300 followed by 24,200 and 24,000. On the higher side, 24,500 can be an immediate resistance, followed by 24,600 and 24,800,” said Hardik Matalia of Choice Broking.

On the sectoral front, auto, IT, pharma, FMCG and infra major gainers. PSU bank, media, realty were major laggards.