India has sent a second tranche of relief supplies to Myanmar under its Operation Sadbhav, which was launched two days ago to help Southeast Asian countries deal with Typhoon Yagi.

Typhoon Yagi has battered Southeast Asia over the past week, causing multiple deaths and causing massive destruction. Expressing solidarity with storm-hit nations, India dispatched batches of aid to Myanmar,

India has extended assistance to Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, which have been severely affected by Cyclone Yagi. As part of Operation Sadbhavna, relief materials are being sent to these nations to help them cope with the devastation caused by the cyclone.

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many people boycotted elections for decades in protest against Indian rule. But in the run-up to the local election beginning Wednesday, many are willing to buck that trend and use their vote to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party the power to form a local government in the disputed region.

When former Kashmiri independence advocate Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik filed nomination papers for the Jammu and Kashmir's election starting Wednesday, the first poll since India revoked the region's semi-autonomy,