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Assam cabinet clears Puja bonus, extra holiday and special Orunodoi allocation | File Image
Assam

Assam cabinet approves 20% Durga Puja bonus for ATCL tea garden workers

Assam announces 20% Durga Puja bonus for ATCL tea workers and extra holiday for staff
Nitin Nabin names organisational general secretaries as BJP revamps state responsibilities | File Image
Nation

BJP chief Nitin Nabin appoints party's organisational general secretaries in states

New BJP organisational appointments announced across state units under Nitin Nabin
Fresh notice seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal to be vetted before Parliament move | File image
Nation

Opposition to move fresh motion in Parliament seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal: Sources

Opposition parties draft fresh notice against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR-related concerns
Jagan approaches Andhra governor over alleged irregularities in Mega DSC-2025 recruitment | File Image
Andhra Pradesh

Jagan Mohan Reddy seeks CBI probe into 'Mega DSC irregularities' in Andhra

Andhra Pradesh teacher recruitment row escalates as Jagan seeks CBI investigation
160 Bangladeshi nationals deported from Bengaluru following police verification drives | File Image
Karnataka

160 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in Bengaluru sent back

Police deport 160 Bangladeshi nationals detained across Bengaluru and nearby districts
The child rights body had also taken suo motu cognisance of 56 cases and launched a dedicated complaint helpline for children
Nation

RTE complaints dominate DCPCR caseload as child rights panel receives 377 cases in three months

The reconstituted DCPCR had received 206 complaints related to the Right to Education and 38 cases under the POCSO Act since July
Rahul Gandhi said electoral integrity is under threat, citing reported EC disagreements | PTI
Nation

Rahul Gandhi alleges election rigging, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation amid EC row

Gandhi's address came after an Indian Express report stated that ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections to decisions taken in the commission’s name at least 14 times in 10 months
JSP finalises its candidates for the October 23 Bihar Legislative Council elections | File Image
Bihar

Jan Suraaj names three more candidates for Bihar Council polls

Jan Suraaj completes its line-up for eight Bihar Council constituencies
Congress demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, arrest and review of his electoral decisions | File Image
Nation

‘Gyanesh must go’: Congress asks Pradesh Congress Committees to protest for CEC’s removal

Congress demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, arrest and review of his electoral decisions
BJP rolls out nationwide innovation challenge as part of its Seva Sankalp Abhiyan | File Image
Nation

BJP launches 'Seva First Innovation Challenge' to mark PM Narendra Modi's 25 years in public life

BJP launches innovation challenge to encourage young Indians to solve local problems
CJP wants Gyanesh Kumar to resign, SIR to be frozen and the 2023 law on appointing Election Commissioners to be repealed | PTI
Nation

'Resign, halt polls, repeal law': CJP announces protest if CEC does not resign in 48 hours

Amid the ECI dissent row, CJP has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Gyanesh Kumar and announced three demands linked to electoral reforms
IIT Bombay pushes exams to October as protests follow Sahil Wakode’s death | File Image
Maharashtra

IIT Bombay postpones mid-semester exams to October 10-11 amid Sahil Wakode death row

IIT Bombay delays exams as new panel reviews examination procedures amid Sahil Wakode row
Heavy rain lashes parts of Puri | X/ANI
Odisha

Heavy rain lashes Odisha; over 8,000 people evacuated, ministers rush to affected districts

Odisha is facing heavy rain, waterlogging and landslide fears as a deep depression moves into the state, prompting evacuations from vulnerable areas

Special Reports

IMD says the Bay system remains a deep depression, not an official cyclone named Arnab | File Image
Special Reports

Cyclone Arnab or deep depression? Why IMD has not named the Bay of Bengal system

‘Cyclone Arnab’ is not official as IMD classifies the Bay system as a deep depression
The BJP’s election expenditure reports show Rs 529.38 crore spent across five states, including Rs 286.99 crore in West Bengal | Representational image
Special Reports

BJP election spending hits Rs 529 crore across five states, Bengal accounts for 54%

Election Commission filings show the BJP spent more than half of its Rs 529.38 crore election expenditure in West Bengal during the 2026 polls
Artificial Intelligence has accelerated restructuring, but weaker demand, high costs and changing business models have also driven job cuts
Special Reports

AI boom, jobs bust as 1.76 lakh roles disappear in just nine months

Companies across technology, banking, automobiles, retail and media had announced or planned major workforce reductions during 2026
Nearly 4,51,000 additional deaths are projected worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027 | Representational image
Special Reports

Over 15K lives at risk in India? The deadly Super El Nino warning explained

India could record 15,800 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months as Super El Nino drives temperatures above normal, a study says
India’s Academic Freedom Index score has fallen sharply in recent years as the report raises concerns over research, teaching and institutional autonomy
Special Reports

Academic freedom in India ‘severely restricted’, global report flags growing curbs

The report points to greater government influence over universities, restrictions on campus expression and actions against faculty and students
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