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Voting begins in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry bypolls

Polling began Tuesday for five Assembly and one Lok Sabha bypoll across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry, with counting scheduled for October 9

Delhi to get light showers today; heavy rain likely in parts of South India

The IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky becoming generally cloudy towards the afternoon or evening in Delhi, with a possibility of a spell of very light rain or drizzle

GST Council meeting rescheduled again, to take place on October 8

This is the second time that the date of the 57th GST Council meeting has been rescheduled

Maharashtra imposes statewide 10% water cut: All you need to know

Earlier in September, Maharashtra declared drought in 265 talukas, out of its 358 talukas. Against this backdrop, the state has planned the use of available water stocks.

Ladli Behna scheme a 'heavy burden': Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav

The scheme, launched in 2023 with a monthly payout of ₹1,000, now provides ₹1,500 to eligible women and is estimated to cost the Madhya Pradesh government ₹22,680 crore annually

Eknath Shinde meets PM Modi in Delhi, discusses Maharashtra drought

The Maharashtra government on September 26 declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas, or 74 per cent of the state, amid rainfall deficit

SC seeks ECI reply on SIR decisions, says modified Form 6 not approved

Supreme Court declines interim suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks responses on alleged unilateral SIR decisions and says it did not approve any modified Form 6

Supreme Court to fast track 1988 Ahmedabad air crash compensation case

At the centre of the dispute is the legal basis for determining compensation payable to victims of an air crash

Special charity tea auction raises over ₹2.26 crore for Assam flood relief

The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre event raised ₹1.61 crore through the auction, with an additional ₹65 lakh contribution taking the total proceeds to ₹2.26 crore

Supreme Court gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37

Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh have been elevated as judges of the top court

Minimum 10% water cut in Maharashtra urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16

State Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan appealed to citizens and government agencies to use water judiciously

BJP releases Rajya Sabha candidate list, drops Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh is being held for 10 seats, with voting scheduled for October 16.

We did not approve Form 6 modification: Supreme Court on ECI claim

The Supreme Court's clarification comes days after the Election Commission said the additional declaration attached to Form 6 during the SIR had been upheld by the court

UIDAI sets out fresh rules for Aadhaar name corrections and changes

UIDAI has issued a revised procedure for Aadhaar name updates, covering spelling corrections, additions or removals, marriage-related changes and complete name changes

Pharma sector must move from scale to trust to gain global edge: Report

Grant Thornton-Ficci report flags data integrity, supply-chain resilience and digital capability as the next tests for India's global pharma ambitions

SC to hear pleas seeking directions to Delhi Police to allow protests

Agreeing to list the plea for a hearing, the bench said it would ascertain whether similar matters were already pending before the court

SC asks Allahabad HC to act on Lakhimpur Kheri case judge allegations

The SC also asked the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint a new public prosecutor at the earliest to conduct the trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Kerala reopens probe against Gyanesh Kumar in 2006 graft case: What we know

Kerala has reopened a Vigilance probe into alleged corruption linked to a 2006 road project involving CEC Gyanesh Kumar, amid Opposition protests demanding his resignation

Need to create fear in minds of goons committing crimes against women: SC

The court made the remarks while hearing a suo motu case over recent rape incidents in Delhi-NCR

Any process disenfranchising millions is arbitrary: Justice Bhuyan on SIR

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said stripping citizens of their voting rights on a large scale would strike 'at the very heart of the Constitution'