Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday joined German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the International Kite Festival 2026 at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Both the leaders were seen flying huge tricolour kites. Merz is on his first official visit to India, as New Delhi and Berlin look to step up cooperation across strategic, economic and security sectors. The trip followed their PM Modi's meeting with Merz on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, where both leaders agreed to widen the bilateral strategic partnership, with the Prime Minister extending a formal invitation for the visit.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
