A team of the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service visited the Tihar Jail in Delhi to assess the prison’s conditions in July this year, media reports said citing officials close to the development. The team reportedly included four members — two CPS experts and two British High Commission officials.

Panchmahal DSP Harsh Dudhaat said police and fire brigade teams had reached the site and were carrying out rescue and relief operations. According to officials, the ropeway which ferries pilgrims to the Kalika Mata Temple had been closed since this morning due to bad weather. Read more here.

India has secured Singapore’s backing for its interest in joining the Malacca Straits Patrol, a narrow yet vital passage for global shipping that links the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.