Election Commission sought explanation from officials as goof-up in voter list went viral

Students protest against SIR at Mumbai University, demand arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Organised by the Disha Students’ Organisation and Bhagat Singh Jan Adhikar Yatra (BSJAY), the demonstration also called for the repeal of the 2023 law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners

Assam government to present 1st Bhupen Hazarika National Award to Usha Mangeshkar: Himanta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the award at the concluding ceremony of the singer's year-long birth centenary celebrations at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on November 29, says CM Sarma

Kolkata stampede: Death in the time of Durga Puja

On October 17, a stampede broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, claiming 19 lives. The pandal, erected in a narrow space with dim lighting, was filled with people soon after it started raining. Shrabana Chatterjee and Shiv Sahay Singh report on the lapses that led to the tragedy and the questions it has raised about accountability in West Bengal, where the new government’s first Durga Puja celebrations have been marred by controversy

No local body polls in Amaravati capital region villages of Andhra Pradesh

Elections in villages where land pooling is under way have been kept pending for the time being as the government is working on a separate governance framework for the mega capital city

Local body polls: 14 cases booked on the last day of nominations, says Andhra Pradesh DGP

36 platoons of Andhra Pradesh Special Police have been deployed as part of election bandobust

Three arrested for allegedly stealing two-wheelers in Amberpet

Cyclonic storm likely to hit North Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, says IMD

Red warnings for extremely heavy rain issued for October 27 and 28; fishermen who have ventured into the sea asked to return to shore

M.P. receives investment proposals of over ₹15,400 crore at semiconductor summit

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the government also received proposals worth around ₹5,800 that have potential to generate around 10,000 employment opportunities