NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level security review meeting at Kartavya Bhawan at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, a day after the explosion near Delhi's Red Fort Metro Station area.

HYDERABAD: Passengers of a private bus had a narrow escape as it caught fire on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway in the early hours of Tuesday.

CHANDIGARH: Polling for Punjab’s Tarn Taran Assembly seat began on Tuesday, with electors being seen reaching polling stations even before voting started at 7 a.m. 

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump has given a pre-emptive pardon to Indian American Republican Party activist C B Chandra Yadav, along with several high-profile political figures allegedly involved in Trump’s attempts to change the 2020 election results. 

NEW DELHI: The High Commission of Canada in India has expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the Red Fort blast in Delhi, describing the explosion as “horrific.” 

WASHINGTON: US airlines are preparing for another week of widespread travel disruptions, even as the Senate moved forward on legislation to end the 41-day government shutdown. More than 1,500 flights were cancelled, about 5.5 per cent of scheduled trips, according to flight tracking data. 

SAS NAGAR: Former Health Minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the illegal actions of Chandigarh and Haryana Police — entering Punjab’s territory and stopping Punjabis from entering Chandigarh — have once again made it clear that the Bhagwant Mann government has completely surrendered before the BJP-led Central Government. 

SAS NAGAR: Former Health Minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the illegal actions of Chandigarh and Haryana Police — entering Punjab’s territory and stopping Punjabis from entering Chandigarh — have once again made it clear that the Bhagwant Mann government has completely surrendered before the BJP-led Central Government. 

PHAGWARA: The Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes has sought a fresh follow up report from the Kapurthala police in connection with a complaint filed against Punjab Congress President and former minister Amrinder Singh Raja Warring for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the late Union Minister S. Buta Singh.