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Suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad was found guilty of murdering Inspector MC Sharma and attempting to murder Head Constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh by firing at them during the Batla House encounter. In the 2008 Batla House encounter case, Shahzad was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
 

The MVA includes the NCP, Thackeray's Sena, and Congress. The three-party coalition ruled from 2019 to the end of June last year. Thackeray's government collapsed after a rebellion by his party's senior leader Eknath Shinde and his supporting MLAs, who later formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and came to power. 
 

A Sukhoi-30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district during a routine training mission on Saturday, killing a pilot and injuring two who ejected safely.

"We may not be in power in every state, but you can find Congress workers and Congress families in every village, mohalla, block, town, and in every metro. The BJP may be in power, but the Congress is the only national political force," said Congress senior leader Jairam Ramesh.

The state's chief minister Dr Manik Saha will contest from the Town Bordowali seat. Party leaders Anil Baluni and Sambit Patra announced the BJP party's candidates' first list for the upcoming Tripura assembly elections at the party headquarters today. 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to Union Home Amit Shah comes after the Bharat Jodo Yatra was halted for the afternoon session on Friday due to a 'security breakdown,' with the Congress alleging that the Jammu and Kashmir police had withdrawn security around Rahul Gandhi during the foot march in Qazigund.
 

Two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 - crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Morena on Saturday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in touch with the IAF chief VR Chaudhari and is continuously monitoring the situation.

 An aircraft on Saturday crashed due to a suspected technical snag in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur. District collector Alok Ranjan said that the police and administration have been sent to the spot.

To mark the birth anniversary of Lord Devnarayan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a program in Bhilwara, Rajasthan on Saturday. The program will be held 60 km away from Bhilwara at Malasery Dungri village, which is the birthplace of Lord Devnarayan, who is considered to be a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu.
 

According to an FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police, eight people were killed when protests intensified over the visit of deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to the area. Four farmers were mowed down by an SUV.