India has sent a strong message to China during the first meeting of Defence Ministers of the two nations since the Galwan incident; the government should find a way to give same-sex couples basic social rights like opening joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, as it appeared to accept that legalising gay marriage is the parliament's prerogative; Akali Dali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political spectrum paying their last respects to the five-time chief minister; and more in the 8 pm news.