The polling began at 7 a.m. for 352 wards of 22 zila parishads and 2,197 wards of 124 panchayat samitis. In some places, however, it was delayed as electronic voting machines (EVMs) malfunctioned
TN leaders criticize govt over Theni jailbreak, questioning prison reforms, staff, CCTV, and oversight amid rising security concerns.
The mobilisation drive is also posing logistical challenges as airfares on the Hyderabad–Delhi sector have reportedly risen sharply amid heavy demand
K.C. Venugopal said 21 parties of the INDIA bloc had planned the “public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar as a curtain raiser” on October 30 for the November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan on the "vote chori" charge
On October 27 Prahlad Das, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in North 24 Parganas was shot dead in an encounter; almost 12 hours later Samaul Sheikh, was shot dead in a gunfight with police in Murshidabad
Assam's Sribhumi, Cachar, Dhubri and South Salmara-Mankachar districts share 267.5 km of the international border with Bangladesh
The medals were presented by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
With heavy to extremely heavy rain forecast in 13 districts on October 28 and 29, the government steps up disaster preparedness, shifts 4,711 pregnant women to health facilities and deploys 15 NDRF and SDRF teams; R&B department readies emergency teams to ensure road safety and swift restoration of traffic
Cyclone Arnab cools Telangana, dropping temperatures by up to 2.5°C and bringing noticeable chill across all 33 districts.