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The BJP announced eight candidates for the UP Rajya Sabha polls, dropping sitting MPs including Union ministers Hardeep Puri and BL Verma | File image/PTI
Uttar Pradesh

BJP names 8 candidates for UP Rajya Sabha polls, drops Hardeep Puri, BL Verma

BJP’s UP Rajya Sabha list features two women, three OBC faces and two SC leaders as the party seeks eight of the state’s 10 seats
Saurabh Bharadwaj said senior, district and assembly-level leaders could face detention ahead of the planned protest against the Election Commission | File image/X
Delhi

'Have backup leaders ready': AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj announces Oct 10 protest, cautions supporters

Ahead of the October 10 protest, Bharadwaj asked organisations to ensure the movement remains peaceful even if senior leaders are detained
Jairam Ramesh accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of violating the Constitution and said the Supreme Court has an opportunity to restore public confidence in the ECI | File image/PTI
Nation

CEC 'betrayed' Constitution at behest of PM, HM: Congress after Supreme Court notice to EC, Centre

The Congress attacked CEC Gyanesh Kumar after the Supreme Court sought replies from the EC and Centre over allegations concerning the poll panel’s decision-making
Raj Thackeray to back MPSC aspirants in Pune as protests over exam transparency enter another day | File Image
Maharashtra

Raj Thackeray to join Pune MPSC stir as Omraje Nimbalkar faces protest backlash

Raj Thackeray set to join Pune MPSC agitation amid demands for transparency and chairman’s exit
Rawat proceeds with his Uttarakhand yatra despite Congress concerns over party unity before polls | File Image
Uttarakhand

Harish Rawat defies Congress warning, continues Uttarakhand outreach ahead of polls

Congress warns Harish Rawat against parallel outreach, but former CM continues his Uttarakhand yatra
VanDyke case puts India's expanded foreigner blacklist rules under renewed scrutiny | X
Nation

Foreigners face wider blacklist criteria as India adds cybercrime, crypto rackets, terror funding

India broadens blacklist rules for foreigners amid renewed focus on the VanDyke case
The three scientists were honoured for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that lets researchers switch individual nerve cells on or off using light | Representational image
Nation

2026 Nobel Medicine Prize: 3 scientists honoured for discoveries that control cells with light

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries that enabled scientists to control cells using light
After the Supreme Court said modified Form 6 was not approved, CJP’s Dipke asked who authorised Gyanesh Kumar to make the changes | File image
Nation

'How did Gyanesh Kumar modify Form 6?' CJP's Abhijeet Dipke questions CEC after SC hearing

CJP founder Gyansh Kumar Dipke targeted CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Form 6 controversy following the Supreme Court’s clarification
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked the Modi government over expensive medicines and questioned why legal provisions for affordable drugs were not being used | File image/PTI
Nation

'Expensive medicines burdening patients': Congress targets Modi government over drug prices

Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government of failing to provide relief to patients facing high medicine costs and invoked his 'jhola' remark against PM Modi
Maharashtra Congress protests alleged police action against tribal students, threatens to gherao CM's residence | X
Maharashtra

Congress claims tribal students, NSUI members held from party's Mumbai HQ; police deny

Congress threatens to gherao Devendra Fadnavis' residence over alleged detention of tribal students in Mumbai
Arunachal press bodies say restrictions on Upper Siang coverage could deny citizens vital public information | X
Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal journalist bodies raise alarm over reported curbs on Upper Siang project coverage

Journalist groups raise alarm over reported curbs on social media content linked to Upper Siang project
Nirmala Sitharaman highlights US pressure on Russian oil as India negotiates complex global trade deals | File Image
Nation

Sitharaman says Europe has no ‘Lindsey Graham Bill’ as India navigates Russian oil issue

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says Russian oil pressure differs in Europe amid changing trade dynamics
Abhijeet Dipke says CJP will keep fighting despite cases, while demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation | File Image
Nation

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says polls ‘pointless’ until Gyanesh Kumar leaves office

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says free and fair polls require Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a freeze on SIR

Special Reports

Parliament’s rejection of emergency renter protections has transformed a long-running affordability problem into an escalating political confrontation
Special Reports

Why Spain’s housing crisis has brought tens of thousands onto the streets

Rents have nearly doubled over a decade, affordable homes remain scarce and an 87-year-old woman’s eviction has become a symbol of the crisis
The EC has asked officials to identify eligible voters missing from rolls after SIR and help them apply for inclusion through continuous updation | Representational image
Special Reports

Voter name missing after SIR? EC orders 20 states to launch special drive

Eligible voters excluded during or after SIR can seek inclusion through regular Form 6 as the EC directs 20 states to facilitate fresh enrolment
India records 759.4 mm rainfall as southwest monsoon ends 12.6% below normal | File Image
Special Reports

India's southwest monsoon ends with 12.6% rainfall deficit, fourth-lowest since 2001

India's monsoon season ends with 12.6% rainfall deficit, among the weakest since 2001
School sanitation remains a major gap in India, with 50 million children lacking access in 2025 | File Image
Special Reports

50 million Indian children still lack sanitation services in schools: WHO-UNICEF report

Nearly one in five children lacking school sanitation worldwide are in India, WHO-UNICEF said
The Indian government’s list, updated in July 2026, contains 80 designated terrorists | Representational image/AI generated
Special Reports

Dawood, Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed: Who are the terrorists on India's most wanted list?

Goldy Brar’s addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list has turned attention to India’s own list, which names 80 designated terrorists
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