The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has successfully graduated its first batch of Mahila Quick Reaction Team (QRT) commandos, marking a major step towards increasing the role of women in specialised security operations. Pics/CISF

An explosion in a slow-moving vehicle near the Red Fort traffic signal in the national capital on Monday has shocked the nation. Scenes from the site paint a grim picture of rescue personnel rushing to help the injured amid strewn vehicle parts and chaos. (PICS/ PTI, AFP)