Highlights: SIR exercise to be conducted in 12 states after Bihar, announces CEC Kumar

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5:11 PM

Cyclone ‘Montha’ set to hit Andhra coast near Kakinada on Oct 28: IMD

Continuing its north-northwestward trajectory, the system is likely to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Kakinada, during the evening or night of October 28.

5:02 PM

Draft rolls to be published on December 9; final electoral rolls on February 7, says CEC

The second phase of SIR in 12 states and Union Territories will cover 510 million voters; enumeration process to begin on November 4, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

4:56 PM

Election Commission press conference LIVE: 12 states to undergo second phase of SIR

The second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will be conducted in the following 12 states and Union Territories:

 

- Andaman and Nicobar

- Chhattisgarh

- Goa

- Gujarat

- Kerala

- Lakshadweep

- Madhya Pradesh

- Puducherry

- Rajasthan

- Tamil Nadu

- Uttar Pradesh

- West Bengal

4:48 PM

Training of polling officials for Phase-II of SIR to begin on Tuesday, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

SIR will ensure no eligible elector is left out and no ineligible elector is included in the poll rolls, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

4:38 PM

First phase of SIR completed in Bihar with zero appeals: CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Political parties have raised the issue of quality of electoral rolls on several occasions, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

4:26 PM

News updates: Objective of SIR is to include every voter in the exercise, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

4:17 PM

News updates: EC presser on pan-India SIR to begin shortly

3:58 PM

Delhi to bar entry of non-BS-VI compliant vehicles registered outside city

All commercial goods vehicles registered outside Delhi that are not BS-VI compliant will be prohibited from entering the national capital from November 1, in line with the CAQM's directions. The BS-VI compliant vehicles meet stricter emission standards are expected to curtail pollution. A public notice issued by the transport department said BS-IV commercial goods vehicles will be permitted to enter Delhi only for a limited period, up to October 31, 2026, as a transitional measure.

3:43 PM

Kabir Das' teachings deeply relevant today: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the teachings of Sant Kabir Das continue to hold deep relevance in the modern age, urging people to embrace his message of simplicity, equality and righteous conduct in everyday life. Addressing a gathering at the Smriti Mahotsav Mela 2025 at Kabirdham Ashram in Lakhimpur Kheri, Adityanath said, "When we recall Sant Kabir Das, we remember a medieval sage who, through his fearless words and verses, introduced the path of 'nirgun bhakti' (devotion without form) and helped common people understand the union of soul and the divine in simple, local language."

3:03 PM

Dubai-bound pvt flight diverted to Chennai following 'technical snag'

A Dubai-bound private flight from Madurai was diverted here following a "technical snag". The "snag" was detected mid-air and the flight with 160 passengers subsequently landed safely at the airport here, they added.

2:54 PM

Hearing in Neelkanth Mahadev-Shamsi Jama Masjid case deferred to Nov 25

A court on Monday deferred to November 25 its hearing on the matter of wether a subordinate court has the jurisdiction to hear the Neelkanth Mahadev temple and Shamsi Jama Masjid case. The case file was transferred to the FTC after Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) Suman Tiwari went on maternity leave.

2:48 PM

Turkish prosecutors file new espionage charges against Istanbul's jailed mayor

Turkish prosecutors on Monday brought additional espionage charges against Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's imprisoned mayor and a prominent opposition figure viewed as a leading challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The fresh accusations relate to a recently opened probe examining purported connections between Imamoglu's political campaign and a businessman who was detained in July on suspicion of conducting intelligence operations for foreign governments.

12:22 PM

LIVE update: Deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that  the deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Montha’

11:58 AM

We will monitor progress of CBI investigation: SC on digital arrest cases

The top court said it is looking at the pan-India nature and magnitude of digital arrest crimes, adding that it is inclined to entrust investigation of all cases to CBI.

9:07 AM

Haryana Police terms ACP’s use of JCB to clear vendors ‘lapse of judgement’

Amid public outrage over an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) using a JCB machine to evict street vendors, a senior Haryana Police official described the act as an “individual lapse of judgement” and said the officer has been advised to exercise greater caution in future. ACP Dinesh Kumar, a former international boxer, faced criticism after deploying an earth-mover to remove vendors from a road following complaints about traffic obstruction.

Taking note of the incident after a video of it surfaced online, Bahadurgarh Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mayank Mishra termed the action “an individual lapse of judgement”.

8:38 AM

Hopeful Quad leaders to meet in first quarter of 2026, says Australia PM Albanese

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that a meeting of the Quad group leaders is likely to be held in the first quarter of 2026. A meeting of the leaders of Australia, the United States, Japan and India had been expected to be hosted in 2025. Albanese told reporters in Malaysia, where he is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (Asean) forum.