Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to preside over the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday morning, making it the second such huddle after the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack, which shook the entire nation and countrymen.

A total of 26 people, including a Nepali national, were killed on April 22 while they were on holiday in the green meadows of Pahalgam's Baisaran valley.

The CCS meeting is likely to take place around 11 a.m.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, among others, will attend the high-level meeting.

The ED attached immovable assets worth Rs 5.92 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an illegal allotment of Gujarat government land by a bureaucrat to a private realtor, an official said on Tuesday.

The seized assets include immovable properties in the form of plots located in Bhuj, Kutch, the official said.

Retired IAS officer Pradeep Sharma was involved in the alleged land scam in collusion with Sanjay Shah, who developed the land for residential plots and generated the proceeds of crime.

Sharma, who joined the Gujarat Administrative Service in 1981, was promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1999. He served as the collector of the Rajkot and Kutch districts.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Tuesday urged party workers to support and encourage her nephew, Akash Anand, who was recently reinstated in the party after being removed from key responsibilities.

In a detailed post on social media platform X, Mayawati addressed the internal dynamics of the party, stating that some BSP members, due to "ignorance, over-enthusiasm, carelessness, or being misled by opposition conspiracies", are occasionally removed from responsibilities -- and in serious cases, expelled.

"After some of them reflect and apologise, they are taken back in the interest of the party and the movement. This has been the practice since the party’s formation, and similar actions are seen in other parties as well", she added.

Referring specifically to Akash Anand, she said that "some selfish and sellable elements within the Bahujan Samaj" -- who have floated their own parties to divide the BSP vote -- have been spreading false propaganda in the media about his return.

"Party workers should be cautious of such opportunistic elements,” she said, adding, “They should also encourage Akash Anand so that he can contribute wholeheartedly to the party. Similarly, all others who have been re-inducted should be given full respect, as it serves the party’s interest."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday became one of the first world leaders to congratulate Mark Carney on his election as the Prime Minister of Canada and to the Liberal Party on their victory.

"India and Canada are bound by shared democratic values, a steadfast commitment to the rule of law, and vibrant people-to-people ties. I look forward to working with you to strengthen our partnership and unlock greater opportunities for our people," PM Modi posted on X a short while after Carney sealed his victory late Monday night, Ottawa time.

New Delhi's ties with Ottawa saw sharp deterioration under Carney's predecessor Justin Trudeau who repeatedly made "ludicrous statements" against India and sympathised with Khalistanis besides also engaging in confrontation with US President Donald Trump.

Raebareli MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday visited his parliamentary constituency for the first time after General Elections and took stock of development projects and interacted with residents and party workers.

While attending the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA), LoP Gandhi discussed future plans with 78 departments’ officials, who had assembled at the collectorate’s Bachat Bhawan with updates on the agenda discussed earlier.

A party worker said Tuesday’s meeting focussed on implementation of Centre-funded programmes.

LoP Gandhi also inaugurated a solar project and EV charging facility, unveiled a statue, interacted with local residents and energised party workers in his parliamentary constituency.

National Conference President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday strongly condemned the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, asserting that India demands decisive action to ensure such attacks never recur.

"We deeply regret that our neighbour (Pakistan) still does not understand that such actions are a murder of humanity. If they believe these attacks will push us toward Pakistan, they are gravely mistaken. We rejected the two-nation theory in 1947, and we reject it even more firmly today. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians — we are all one. We will respond to this aggression with strength and unity," Farooq Abdullah said.

"If they think such cowardly acts will weaken us, they are wrong. It will only make us stronger. I have always advocated dialogue with Pakistan, but how do we justify dialogue when innocent lives are lost? How do we answer the families who are grieving today? Not just another Balakot strike - the nation now demands concrete action to ensure these tragedies never occur again."

Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that comments made by various Congress leaders on the terror attack in Pahalgam do not reflect the party’s official position.

He clarified that only the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution and statements made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi represent the party’s view.

“What individual Congress leaders are saying is their personal view. The Congress party’s view is reflected in the CWC resolution and the statements by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi,” Ramesh posted on X.

Acknowledging the seriousness of the situation, Ramesh said, “There have been security lapses and intelligence failures. However, we need unity, solidarity, collective will, and continuous communication between the Government and the Opposition. We must stand united."

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that for the first time, the people of the country are united, and this unity is needed to end militancy and terrorism.

Speaking on the resolution moved during the special session of the Assembly to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack, CM Abdullah said, “The whole country is united in condemnation of this attack from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, although this is not the first time we have seen such attacks."

“Baisaran has again created the environment where we are now thinking where the next attack is going to take place. I did not have the words to tell the tourists. It was my responsibility as the host that I should have send them back safely. What should I tell those children who lost their father, or a woman who lost her husband and got married a few days back?"

In the backdrop of Pahalgam killings, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday accused Pakistan of using terror as an “instrument of state policy”, reiterating the Modi government’s resolve to bring “them down on their knees”.

Speaking at a Delhi government event and talking to reporters later, Puri hit out at Pakistan for using terror against India and declared that it would be brought to its knees - a reference he made in response to the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India.

“This is not just PM Modi’s resolve but of all the 140 crore Indians. This time there will be no compromise on the issue of terrorism,” he said, referring to the ‘national anger’ over the killing of 26 people by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.

“Terror is being used as an instrument of state policy,” he said, comparing the progress made in India under PM Modi and the situation in the neighbouring country.

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly started its day-long special session on Monday with a two-minute silence in deference to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.

The Assembly will discuss and pass a resolution condemning the April 22 terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed by terrorists in Baisaran meadow.

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary presented a resolution in the Assembly which said, “The House expresses its profound shock and anguish at the barbaric and inhuman attack on innocent civilians on 22nd April 2025 and resolve that, the House unequivocally condemns the heinous, cowardly act that resulted in the loss of innocent lives. Such acts of terror are a direct assault on the ethos of Kashmiriyat which is enshrined in our constitution and the spirit of unity, peace and harmony that have long characterised Jammu and Kashmir and our nation."