A 36-hour shutdown against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project disrupted schools, shops and public transport in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, with protesters demanding the release of those arrested during the agitation.

Heavy rain caused waterlogging in several parts of Vijayawada as Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu continued its landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast.

The Indian Navy has rescued all 20 crew members of the pirated fishing vessel Azini in a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea, more than 3,000 km from Mumbai, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.