A huge plume of smoke was seen at Yelahankha air base, which is the venue for Aero India 2019 air-show being held in Bengaluru, on Saturday morning. Police sources present at spot have told TNM that a-grass-fire spread to parking area number 5 and some vehicles which were parked there have also caught fire. More than 50 cars have been gutted in the fire.

Hitting out at AAP MLA who claimed that no new degree colleges were opened in some areas in Sangrur district, Punjab Higher Education Minister Razia Sultana said her department did not have Aladdin's magic lamp which, if rubbed, would set-up a building in no time. Mr Cheema claimed in the House that not even a single degree college had been opened in these areas.

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said India should not play cricket matches with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack which killed 40 CRPF personnel. RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, however, said the dastardliness of the attack notwithstanding, scrapping of sporting ties and cultural exchanges would prove to be futile.