A fire incident has been reported near an emergency ward of the AIIMS hospital in Delhi. The fire department has now controlled the situation with no reports of casualty.

66-year-old Arun Jaitley was admitted after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. A multidisciplinary team of doctors is supervising his treatment at the cardio-neuro centre, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

"The doctors informed the Vice President that Shri Jaitley is responding to the treatment and his condition is stable. The Vice President also met Shri Jaitley's family members who were present," the Vice President's office tweeted this morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders - Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal among others – attended the cremation of India's Iron Lady.

Sushma Swaraj's mortal remains were kept at her residence overnight, they will be taken to Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters at around 12 noon, the cremation will be done on Wednesday at 3pm.

Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away suddenly on Tuesday night after she suffered a cardiac arrest. 67-year-old Iron lady was better known for her strong helping hand to many Indians in distress abroad.

The Unnao rape survivor, who was critically injured in a road accident on July 28, was on Monday transferred from Lucknow to the AIIMS trauma centre, on the Supreme Court's order.

A sudden massive fire that broke out on the 5th floor of Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan at CGO Complex in New Delhi has killed CISF personnel. A security personnel was taken to hospital after inhaling the smoke. 25 fire engines were sent to the location near the busy Lodhi Road and the Barapullah flyover.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Thoppur near Madurai. The cost of the project estimates around Rs 1,264 crore.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been named the interim Finance Minister and interim Minister of Corporate Affairs in the absence of Arun Jaitley. Meanwhile, Goyal will continue to serve in his existing portfolios of coal and railways.