India, in focus.
A CPI-led march in Patna demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and cancellation of the SIR of electoral rolls was stopped by police, leading to clashes and detentions.
Storage in 178 reservoirs stands at 70% of capacity, below the 10-year average, as drought is declared in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Keltron has begun integrating bow and flank array sonar systems for the indigenous underwater vessel project Jalkapi, and secured its first direct NPCIL contract.
Kerala's Special Enrichment programme has grown from 50 schools to 445 in 2026-27, with ₹5 crore sanctioned for its rollout.
Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu has directed officials to speed up enumeration of cyclone crop losses and ensure no affected farmer is left out.
Telangana Congress leaders protested in Hyderabad and Sangareddy, demanding the CEC's resignation and greater transparency in the SIR of electoral rolls.
The first Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Health National Conclave 2026 in Thiruvalla called for an integrated strategy to tackle rising lifestyle diseases in Kerala.
Four people, including a three-year-old boy, died after a cooking gas cylinder exploded and brought down a two-storey house in Fatehpur district's Malwan town.
Nine men were arrested for allegedly poaching a blackbuck in the Marikal forest area and transporting its meat to Hyderabad; a rifle, ammunition and vehicles were seized.
Rohit Pawar said at NDTV Yuva that many politicians in power are afraid of Gen Z and called for greater engagement with young voters.
ISRO and CNES are jointly building TRISHNA, a thermal infrared satellite set for a 2027 launch from Sriharikota to monitor Earth's water resources.
Alexandr Wang co-founded Scale AI at 19 after leaving MIT. Meta's $14.3 billion investment in June 2025 valued the company at about $29 billion.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee protests in Vijayawada, demanding transparency from the Election Commission and documentary answers on electoral roll issues.
Telangana BJP SC Morcha plans to lay siege to SC Corporation offices across districts, demanding a White Paper on Dalit welfare fund utilisation.
Delhi and the Centre have finalised a time-bound winter action plan targeting vehicular emissions, dust and industrial pollution, with 37 hotspot interventions.
Munnar police arrested four Kozhikode youths for climbing a hilltop cross at Pallivasal and four Idukki residents for sharing photos of the act.
CPI(M) leader Ch. Babu Rao demands house-site pattas for all homeless poor in Vijayawada and NTR district, alleging irregularities in the government's proposed distribution drive.
Karnataka Minister M.B. Patil accused the BJP of misusing the Election Commission and targeting Opposition voters through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Delhi Police have arrested Shantaram Barku Shelke, accused of cheating 41 people of about Rs 40 lakh with fake overseas job offers and visas.
Rajasthan ACB arrests SOG Additional SP Mukesh Kumar Soni after a middleman was trapped accepting a Rs 2 crore bribe in the Udaipur plot scam case.