LIVE India News Updates on May 6: India's water, India's right: PM Modi drops water sharing bombshell on Pakistan

PM Modi asserts India will fully utilise its rightful water resources, referencing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty amid tensions with Pakistan.

India is conducting a large-scale air exercise along the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan on May 7-8.

Former Indian Ambassador Gautam Bambawale emphasizes India's need to prioritize national interests in Kashmir, regardless of international pressure. 

This visit coincided with increased global scrutiny of Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorism.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for several districts in Kerala due to persistent rainfall and thunderstorms. 

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that he does not expect "anything specific" from the meeting, as any resolution against Pakistan will be vetoed by China.

BJP Parliamentary Party office has directed all BJP MPS to participate in the drill as ordinary citizens and cooperate with the local administration.

Meanwhile, there are discussions to conduct the drill in all 14 districts. A decision will be made in a meeting called by the Chief Secretary later today.

The Centre has announced a nationwide civil defence drill on May 7 across 259 locations.

India's Human Development Index ranking rose to 130 in 2023, driven by improvements in life expectancy, education, and income. 

Extending complete support in favour of Justice, Mehbooba Mufti said that the current actions "amount to mass retribution." Mufti argued these actions alienate communities and undermine goodwill, requesting the release of innocents.

Several users questioned how sending non-asylum seekers back to their country was inhumane. “Is this because Pakistan is unsafe for Muslims,” one user wrote. 

A 24-year-old teacher and his 14-year-old student were found dead in an Aligarh hotel room, suggesting a suicide pact.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that PM Modi cancelled his own visit to Kashmir after receiving an intel report on a possible attack in Jammu and Kashmir three days before the Pahalgam attack happened.

According to the student, the accused positioned herself on a pipe in a nearby toilet to secretly record from above.

A Pakistani national has been apprehended near Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector.

India has suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and is wielding water as a weapon, choking off flows from the Chenab River to Pakistan.

NTA is expected to postpone the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate programmes (CUET-UG) 2025, which was scheduled to begin on May 8.

A shocking report has revealed the 'sitting duck' cities most vulnerable to climate disasters.

While one fire broke out at an open place near Gannavaram Airport in Krishna district when the PM was about to land, the other erupted two km away from the venue during the programme after plastic pipes caught fire.

The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 for effective civil defence.

Fireworks conducted as part of the celebration is one of the many attractions of the festivity. Though the Pooram happens in the summer month, people brave the scorching heat to be part of the celebration.

Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the LoC for the 12th consecutive day, prompting calibrated retaliation by the Indian Army. The exchanges follow the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 civilian lives.

Jammu and Kashmir Police reshuffled six officers in Anantnag, including the Pahalgam SHO, following a deadly terror attack that killed 26 people. The NIA has taken over the case and is conducting a detailed investigation.

A boat capsized near San Diego, killing three, injuring four, and leaving nine missing, including two Indian children. Authorities continue the search.

Jaishankar thanked Japan’s Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga for expressing solidarity after the Pahalgam terrorist attack. He also discussed strengthening India-Japan ties, including talent exchanges, business linkages, and technology partnerships.