Five men were arrested in Varanasi after a video showing them cooking chicken and consuming beer on a boat in the middle of the Ganga river went viral on social media. Police also seized the boat and launched further action in the case

Late actor Satish Shah was posthumously honoured with the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards. His cousin accepted the award on his behalf at Rashtrapati Bhavan, while former co-stars Rupali Ganguly and Deven Bhojani paid emotional tributes