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The body of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was placed in state in Tehran on Friday as thousands of mourners, senior clerics, government officials and foreign dignitaries gathered to pay their final respects.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra in Rajasthan's Balotra district on Saturday. Developed by HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) at an investment of ₹79,459 crore, the project is a joint venture between HPCL and the Rajasthan government.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, claiming that the party might be using the funds to "break political parties."

Large-scale protests have continued across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with demonstrations entering their fourth consecutive week. The movement, centred in Rawalakot and several other parts of the region, has become one of the longest sustained protest campaigns in recent years.

The Madras High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Tamil Nadu, to provide immediate police protection to AIADMK MLA and former MP C Ve Shanmugam after observing that he continues to face threats to his life.

A major controversy has erupted in Pakistan after Lahore Police registered a case against Muhammad Raza Dar, a close relative of Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, on charges of kidnapping, gang-rape and extortion involving two foreign women.