Just last week, a 38-year-old man from Malappuram, also with a travel history to the UAE, tested positive for the highly contagious Mpox Clade 1b strain. He remains in stable condition.

Meanwhile, Senior Minister in the Siddarmaiah government Priyank Kharge challenged the BJP to provide evidence or proof if they have any of any alleged corruption in the MUDA case

IMD has predicted very heavy rains in many areas of the country including Gujarat, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Central Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand.