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US and Iran are reportedly nearing a one-page memo to de-escalate conflict, focusing on nuclear talks and sanctions. In Tamil Nadu, TVK's Vijay claims government formation after electoral win, with Congress offering conditional support. Meanwhile, a tragic suicide of a rape victim in UP and twin blasts in Punjab, claimed by a Khalistan group, are under investigation.

A 31-year-old man, Pratik Mishra, was re-arrested for issuing fresh threats to bomb the Jagannath Temple and Shankaracharya’s mutt in Puri during the Rath Yatra. Previously bailed for similar threats, Mishra, a habitual offender with 16 criminal cases, allegedly extorted money using fake social media profiles.

A special NIA court in Lucknow has sentenced three Al-Qaeda-linked operatives to life imprisonment for conspiring to carry out coordinated terror attacks across Uttar Pradesh. The convicts, identified as Musiruddin, Minhaj Ahmed, and Tauheed Ahmed Shah, were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and collecting arms with intent to wage war.

Delhi Police's special cell has apprehended two suspects in Mumbai linked to an IS-inspired terror module planning attacks with remote-controlled toy car bombs. Incriminating materials were seized during raids in Kurla and Khadavli. This operation follows another arrest in UP and highlights ongoing efforts to dismantle terror networks and prevent sleeper cell activity nationwide.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams conducted raids at the residence of a businessman in Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday. The operation is linked to the Delhi Red Fort blast case. Officials are examining documents and electronic devices during the ongoing searches.

A coordinated US-Israel strike on Iran has ignited a full-blown regional crisis. Following Ayatollah Khamenei's death and his son's succession, Iran has intensified attacks on US and Israeli targets, expanding the conflict to the UAE and Bahrain. Hezbollah has also joined the fray, escalating regional instability and impacting global trade.

A Delhi court granted Al-Falah Group chairman Jawed Siddiqui two weeks' interim bail to care for his wife undergoing stage 4 ovarian cancer treatment. The court acknowledged her need for support, with their children abroad. Siddiqui, arrested in a money laundering case linked to alleged student cheating, must adhere to strict conditions during his release.

Six civilian people were killed in the suicide blast in Afghan's capital, Kabul.

A suicide blast ripped through a rally of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 53 people and injuring around 197.

A governor in Somalia's Puntland has been killed in a suicide bombing claimed by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, police and hospital sources said Monday.

Balochistan interim information minister Jan Achakzai said rescue teams have been dispatched to Mastung. He added the critically injured persons are being transferred to Quetta and that an emergency has been imposed in all the hospitals. “The enemy wants to destroy religious tolerance and peace in Balochistan with foreign blessings,” Achakzai said. “The explosion is unbearable.”

A powerful suicide blast near residence-cum-office of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Pakistan's Lahore city on Monday killed at least 22 people, including policemen, and wounded 30 others. Lahore police chief Capt (R) Amin Wains said the "target of blast was police".

US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by nearly 1,300 on Tuesday, the biggest one-day increase since May, according to a Reuters tally. California, Florida and Texas, the three most-populous states, reported one-day record spikes in deaths on Tuesday, together accounting for 584 of the 1,292 new deaths. Arkansas, Montana and Oregon also had one-day record fatalities.

According to initial information, the blast occurred near a police van in Sarband area.

Two people were killed and one injured in a suicide blast in Peshawar Board Bazar, Pakistan. The blast was a 'suicide' attack. Rescue 1122 staff reached the scene. Another explosion occurred in the Garah Aslam area of Kulachi, targeting a police vehicle. Balochistan witnessed back-to-back blasts. Shehbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister despite the attacks. Protests followed. Investigations are ongoing.

At least 48 people including women and children were killed and 70 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan at Wagah today.

A suicide blast in Islamabad's Kacheri area killed at least 12 people and injured several others on Tuesday. Authorities have sealed the site and launched an investigation, recovering body parts believed to be of the suspected bomber. The incident follows a separate explosion at the Supreme Court cafeteria, raising security concerns.

A suicide blast at a crowded Shia Imambargah in Islamabad killed at least 31 people and injured over 160 during Friday prayers. Meanwhile, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son stated no leadership change is expected.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti criticized the Centre's claims of normalcy in Kashmir following the Red Fort suicide blast. The NIA arrested a second suspect, Amir Rashid Ali, in connection with the attack that killed 12. Investigators are exploring a wider network, including online radicalization attempts, across multiple states.

A suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on Friday killed one police official and injured several others, police said. Islamabad operations police chief told reporters the car did not stop at the checkpoint when police tried to stop it.

The Taliban have disassociated themselves from a militant commander's claim that the group was behind the suicide attack on a Muharram procession of Pakistani Shia Muslims in Karachi that killed 43 people.