The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies on Sunday, restricting the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to a collective tally of 44. (Pics/PTI)

A special contingent of the Indian Army arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday so as to undertake humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the island country. (Pics/PTI)