Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on May 22, first time after Operation Sindoor.

The India-Pakistan border lies approximately 200 kilometers from Deshnok.

Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army destroyed several terrorist hideouts across the border in Pakistan. This marks PM Modi's first visit to the state after the operation and a period of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

With the situation now easing following a ceasefire understanding, the atmosphere between the two nations has normalised.

On May 22, the Prime Minister will inaugurate several railway stations across the country under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, including the one in Deshnok, via digital mode.

Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday slammed the BJP leadership for its silence over Minister Vijay Shah’s alleged derogatory remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.

Addressing a press conference in Indore, the Rajya Sabha MP demanded a clear response from the top BJP brass, stating that Shah’s comments had hurt the sentiments of the nation.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president J.P. Nadda must clarify whether they endorse Vijay Shah’s remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. If not, why hasn’t he been sacked from the cabinet and the party? Who is shielding him?” Singh asked.

He also lauded the Madhya Pradesh High Court, particularly Justice Atul Sreedharan, for taking cognisance of the matter and directing the state Director General of Police (DGP) to register an FIR against Shah.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that the remaining 116 villages in the city without a piped cooking gas line will get the facility by the year-end, ensuring that all Delhi villages are covered under the scheme.

Earlier, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and the CM virtually inaugurated PNG (Piped Natural Gas) supply to 111 villages at a ceremony in Dwarka.

CM Gupta said the piped gas connections in Delhi, under the second phase of extending gas pipeline facility to villages, mark a new chapter in the lives of all families in 111 villages.

“The 116 villages that are without a piped gas line will also get the facility by this year end,” she said, adding that a total 130 villages had got piped gas line in the first phase.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has received another death threat -- the fifth in the past 15 months -- officials from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Thursday.

According to CMO officials, the threat was sent via email to the official IDs of both the Chief Minister and the Rajasthan Sports Council President Neeraj K. Pawan, an IAS officer.

The email contained graphic threats of violence, stating: “If the police do not act in the rape victim’s case, we can murder the CM. We will cut him into pieces.”

A similar threat was issued against Pawan, with the mail stating: “We will cut him into pieces and pack him in a black suitcase.”

This marks the fifth death threat received by the Chief Minister since taking office.

Delhi Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, on Thursday visited the Okhla landfill site and reiterated the BJP government's commitment to removing the towering garbage mounds from the national Capital, declaring that they will "vanish just like dinosaurs" in the coming five years.

Sirsa was accompanied by BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh during the visit.

At the site, Sirsa said, "Today at the Okhla landfill, the promise made by Prime Minister Modi to eliminate the garbage mountains that Delhi has become known for, is being actively worked on by the Delhi Chief Minister. I want to say that these garbage mountains you see will vanish like dinosaurs. By December 2025, 90 per cent of it will no longer be visible. This is our target for 2028."

"Just like dinosaurs have vanished, these landfills will vanish from the national Capital. We have already reclaimed most of the area, and by October, another 20 lakh metric tonnes of waste will be removed," he added.

In a spirited display of nationalism and gratitude, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday organised a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, to mark the resounding success of 'Operation Sindoor' and to pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces.

The Yatra, taken out in the holy city of Ramnagari Ayodhya, echoed with patriotic chants as slogans of "Jai Hind" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai" rang through the streets.

Beginning from Gandhi Park and making its way to the Chowk via Civil Lines, the procession was marked by a sea of national flags and enthusiastic participation from all walks of life.

Former BJP MP Lallu Singh, Ayodhya MLA Ved Prakash Gupta, Samajwadi Party's rebel MLA Abhay Singh, and members of the BJP Mahila Morcha joined the 'Tiranga Yatra', which turned into a powerful expression of unity and national pride.

Slamming the Union Minister for State Ravneet Singh Bittu, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday said that this rejected leader spits venom against him just to appease his political bosses.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister, while taking Bittu to cudgels, said that though the Union Minister hails from Ludhiana but he has done nothing substantial for the development of the city. He said that Bittu wakes up in the morning and starts criticizing him from that very moment just to make his party bosses happy. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these rejected leaders who had lived in huge palaces remain inaccessible to the people due to which he was ousted by the masses.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, expressed immense satisfaction over the successful return of Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was in the custody of Pakistan Rangers since April 23.

Shaw is a resident of Rishra in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, where his family members reside.

On getting the information, the Chief Minister also personally called up the wife of the BSF jawan Rajni Shaw, who reportedly thanked her for being a constant mental support during the interim period of tension, anxiety and crisis.

In a statement issued by the Chief Minister, which is posted on the wall of her official X handle, she claimed to be in touch with the Shaw family all along and spoke thrice with the wife of the BSF jawan during the interim period.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate a flyover at Pallav Char Rasta in Ahmedabad's Naranpura area on Sunday.

The project falls within Union Minister Shah's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. He previously represented the Naranpura Assembly seat during his tenure in Gujarat's state politics.

Constructed at a cost of Rs 117 crore, the flyover stretches across the 132-feet Ring Road and is expected to ease congestion for nearly 1.5 lakh commuters daily.

The structure spans 935 metres in length and 8.4 metres in width, rising to a height of 5.37 metres at the Pragatinagar junction. Built with 62 spans, the flyover aims to streamline traffic movement in one of the city's busiest corridors. As of early 2025, the city boasts approximately 81 flyovers, railway overbridges, and river bridges, with ongoing construction at key intersections such as Vadaj, Naroda Patiya, Makarba, Bootbhawani, and Pallav Char Rasta.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Madhya Pradesh BJP Minister Vijay Shah over his controversial remarks targeting Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, demanding that the BJP and the Centre take stringent action against him.

Shah had stirred a political storm during a public address in Mhow while referring to 'Operation Sindoor'.

He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sent a "sister from the same community" as that in Pakistan to avenge the April 22 terror strike in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The remark was widely seen as targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who is from the Muslim community.

Reacting strongly to Shah's comments, Mayawati took to X and posted, "The disgusting, uncivilised and indecent remarks first against the Foreign Secretary and then against the lady Army officer are really going to destroy the whole good atmosphere of enthusiasm and excitement which the whole country is enjoying due to the success of Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor' against Pakistan, which is extremely sad and shameful."