Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed nomination in state capital Jaipur for by-polls to a Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan as a Congress candidate.

At least 14 people were dead and over 50 were left injured after a tent in Rajasthan's Barmer collapsed following heavy rain and thunderstorm. The injured people were immediately shifted to nearby hospitals.

Over 33 people have been reportedly killed and many were injured in the unseasonal rain, storm in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and other parts of the country on Tuesday.

A Pakistani drone allegedly intruding in Indian Air Space was shot down by the army's air defence wing on Saturday. This happens to be the second infiltration bid by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the neighbouring country that day.

Sadly, a MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, today. Sources confirmed that the plane crashed after it reportedly suffered a bird hit.

Initial inputs suggest that the aircraft malfunctioned due to a bird hit, a defence spokesperson said. The cause of the accident will be investigated by a court of inquiry.

History has bookmarked the date 26 Feb 2019 as Indian Air Force has crossed the Line of Control (LoC) early on Tuesday morning and destroyed terror camps of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. Twelve Indian Force Mirage-2000 jets have gone for surgical air strike, two weeks after a worst terror attack on CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

Hours after India confirmed air strikes on terror camps across LoC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Rajasthan's Churu: "I assure you, the country is in safe hands."

Announcing in the interim budget, the Rajasthan government gave a surprise gift to nearly 2.3 lakh female students of the state. From the coming session, girls enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams for undergraduate or post-graduate courses will not require to pay for their education.

79 new cases of Swine flu have been reported from Rajasthan Health Department on Monday. The deadly viral disease seems like spreading like wild fire, taking the death toll to 112, as of now.