Suryapet: A statue of Col Santosh Babu, who died in the Chinese army attack at the Galwan valley in eastern Ladakh in June last year, was unveiled at Suryapet by Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday. Col Babu was a native of Suryapet, 140 km from the state capital Hyderabad. PTI

India to fund Parl building in Eswatini

New Delhi: The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a line of credit of $108.28 million (about Rs 700 crore) to the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) for the construction of a new Parliament building. This is India’s fourth LoC to the country. TNS

3 men get 10-yr jail in 2012 terror case

Mumbai: The special NIA court here on Tuesday sentenced three persons, arrested in 2012 from Nanded for conspiring to kill Hindu leaders and journalists to create unrest in the country, to 10 years in prison. Special judge DE Kothalikar acquitted two other accused for lack of evidence. The convicted are Mohammed Akram, Mohammad Muzammil and Mohammed Sadique. PTI

All Haj applications cancelled this year

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday cancelled applications for Haj 2021 following a communication from Saudi Arabia which has decided to limit the pilgrimage to local residents only due to the Covid-19 pandemic. — TNS

Priyanka for CBI probe into UP scribe’s death

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday wrote to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath demanding a CBI probe into the "mysterious" death of journalist Sulabh Srivastava who recently reported on liquor mafia. — PTI