The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out a massive search operation across six states and arrested three accused in a major digital fraud case. Searches were conducted at multiple locations in Delhi, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Palakkad in Kerala, Nagpur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad in Telangana and Goa. In a statement, CBI said that the case pertains to the fraud of over one crore rupees from a senior citizen of Kottayam district in Kerala. During the searches, CBI

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-armed country could destroy South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul. However, he left the door open to dialogue with Washington as he concluded a ruling party congress outlining his policy goals for the next five years. State media said that Kim also called for developing new weapons systems to bolster his nuclear-armed military, including intercontinental ballistic missiles