Gupta’s ascent to power hands control of the capital city to Prime Minister Modi’s party for the first time in 27 years.

Officials in Syria have told Al Jazeera’s that US aid cuts could majorly destabilise the camps where families of ISIL fighters are detained.

Supporters celebrate the release of an Indigenous activist imprisoned for killing of FBI agents after a flawed trial.

Indian officials said the accident happened amid a surge of passengers waiting for trains to a Hindu religious festival.