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EC rolls out e-verification system to prevent misuse of voter name deletion

Those seeking removal of names or claiming objection to inclusion of names in the electoral roll will get a one-time password on their registered mobile phones

Assam CM orders SIT to probe into singer Zubeen Garg's untimely death

Taking to his X handle, Assam's CM Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the SIT will have full freedom to investigate the case with complete professional integrity

Delhi CM to transfer Ladli scheme honorarium to 40k beneficiaries on Oct 1

The move is part of the ongoing Seva Pakhwada (service fortnight) to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday

Social media can't be left in 'anarchic freedom': Karnataka High Court

Observing that social media could not be left in "anarchic freedom", the court said that every sovereign nation regulated social media

Rajya Sabha polls for 4 J-K seats vacant since 2021 on Oct 24: EC

Rajya Sabha bypoll to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of AAP member from Punjab Sanjeev Arora will also be held on October 24

PM Modi reviews eight major projects worth ₹65,000 crore across India

PM Modi said delays in execution impose a double cost often escalating project expenditure and also depriving citizens of timely access to essential services and infrastructure

4 killed in Ladakh as statehood protests turn violent, LG clamps curfew

Four killed; 45, including 22 police personnel, injured

Cabinet approves CSIR's ₹2,277 cr scheme to boost research and fellowships

Implemented by the CSIR, the scheme will cover all R&D institutions, national laboratories, Institutes of National Importance, Institutes of Eminence, and universities across the country

Amit Shah to launch Yamuna revival projects worth ₹4,000 cr on Sep 30

CM Rekha Gupta was speaking at the inauguration event of six state-of-the-art switching sub-stations at key Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus depots during the Sewa Pakhwada

Kolkata struggles to return to normal after heavy rains, 11 dead so far

Till filing of this report, several areas, particularly Patuli, Santoshpur, Ballygunje, Salt Lake and pockets of north and central parts of the city, remained waterlogged

BJP alleges Ladakh protest part of Congress' plot to create unrest in India

Showing pictures of the incident, the BJP leader said that Congress' Stanzing Sepang, who is the councillor from Upper Leh ward, provoked the youth

BMC told to make road works dashboard citizen-centric in Mumbai

The civic body has developed a dashboard named 'Cement Concretization Roads in Mumbai,' which has been open to the public since September 4

Government extends CDS Gen Anil Chauhan's tenure by 8 months till May 2026

Gen Chauhan's current stint as the top military officer is scheduled to end on September 30

Fewer than 7,000 clear West Bengal TET 2023 for over 13,000 teacher posts

"TET 2023 results were declared according to such final answer keys," the notice said

Delhi Police issues lookout circular against godman in harassment case

The officer further said that multiple police teams are conducting raids across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in connection with the case

CAG flags misuse of ₹148.75 cr funds in 11 Odisha tribal development bodies

In its audit report, the CAG said government funds of Rs 621.79 crore had been transferred to 71 bank accounts of 11 ITDAs for departmentally executed works during 2018-23

4 dead as Ladakh Sixth Schedule protests turn violent; BJP office torched

The protests broke out as two of the fifteen people, who were on a 35-day hunger strike since September 10, were hospitalised after their condition deteriorated on Tuesday

Hold elections by January or face consequences: SC to state bar councils

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said elections in state bar councils have to be held by January 31, 2026 keeping mind the long pendency.

Social media can't be left in anarchic freedom: K'taka HC quashes X's plea

The Karnataka HC dismissed X's plea against the Sahyog portal, calling it a public-good mechanism, noting that social media cannot be left in unregulated

Union Cabinet clears schemes to add 10,000 medical seats by 2028-29

The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 15,034 crore schemes to add 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats by 2028-29 through upgradation of government colleges