Tatkal ticket rules: Indian Railways has introduced a new rule for booking Tatkal tickets at reservation counters. Passengers will now have to provide a one-time password (OTP) received on their mobile phones to book Tatkal train tickets from railway reservation counters. The move aims to curb the misuse of the last-minute ticket booking facility.

The gun battle broke out in a forest along the border of Bijapur-Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

The central government has withdrawn its mandate on pre-installation the Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones in India. This came after the government faced huge backlash from privacy activists and the Opposition cornering it on the issue in the parliament.