A timely alert from Meta helped Firozabad police in Uttar Pradesh intervene within ten minutes to save the life of a 22-year-old man who attempted suicide due to loan debt.

Following the blast near Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening, several Indian states and major cities were placed on high alert.

Top police officers conducted security checks in Katra on Monday night. DIG Jammu-Kathua Shiv Kumar Sharma carried out a security inspection at night in Jammu city.

Nine died and 20 people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area was milling with people. The injured were taken to the LNJP hospital, a few kilometres away.

IMD issues red alert for Andhra, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu ahead of Cyclone Montha. Cyclone likely to cross Andhra coast with winds gusting up to 110 kmph. Jharkhand, Maharashtra and neighbouring states warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall.