Polling will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. across 17 districts, with counting of votes scheduled for October 27
MLC elections are held for the Legislative Council, the Upper House of a State legislature, which exists in only six of the 28 States — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Guidelines list fire safety equipment and arrangements that should be made available at fuel storage, batter rooms and other high-risk areas
This follows a demand by farmers who are struggling with drought
The ED had blamed the former CM for removing records and devices from the sites of the raids; Ms. Banerjee had at the time countered that the raids were a deliberate attempt to derail the Trinamool Congress ahead of the 2026 Assembly election
The Committee, headed by former CEC J.M. Lyngdoh, issued the report dated May 23, 2006; it felt that party-linked student organisations politicise campus elections and split students into rival factions
Original recording device seized; one arrested in NCR over YouTube upload as police probe possible political links and coordinated dissemination
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad urges not attending farmer suicides, claiming funeral exclusion may deter others from self-harm.
In a social media post, Jayarajan said the attempt to revive “an old misunderstanding” and use it to abuse and target the actor was driven by vested interests