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Dedicated official websites have been readied for 941 grama panchayats, 152 block panchayats, 14 district panchayats, 87 municipalities, and six Municipal Corporations, which will publish local body profile, details of people’s representatives and officials, Budget, development schemes, information, decisions, reports, tenders, citizen services

In a representation dated October 10, Junaid P.K., president of the Brigade, alleged that Mr. Rao had created doubts about Mr. Rathee’s nationality by suggesting that he could be a foreign national.

ADNOC supplied more than 500,000 barrels of crude a day to India in 2025, “almost one in ten barrels of [India’s] crude imports”. The company is exploring opportunities with ISPRL to expand storage of crude oil, LNG and LPG, including strategic reserves

Opposition presents a united front amid heavy police deployment but little interruption; Congress says 2.5 lakh people took part in the four-hour-long ‘March for Democracy’; most protesters Congress supporters who travelled from across the country

The constable with Mantrayalam police found the body of a woman who allegedly ended her life in the Tungabhadra river floating in the waters, carried it on his back for nearly a kilometre through hilly terrain, before reaching the shore

The case was registered on October 8, based on a complaint by the victim.

The ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2025-26’ says the number of appeals and complaints pending on June 30, 2026, in 28 information commissions stood at 3,85,716; in 2025, it was 4,13,972

Justice Nagarathna said the focus should not be limited to disposing of cases. The system must also ensure that children receive education, counselling, medical care and legal assistance while their cases are pending.

Modi will denotify democracy itself, he says after government denotifies Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site

Unlike previous SIRs, which had elaborate processes for preparing fresh rolls to ensure that no eligible elector would be taken off the rolls, the current SIR exercise adopts a flawed process that has led to the exclusion of lakhs of eligible voters; a point-by-point comparison is provided

Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground named as alternative venues; police yet to issue SOPs for protests; activists say Jantar Mantar’s proximity to Parliament is crucial to making their voices heard

Court says 50% ceiling on total reservation is binding constitutional principle

Congress leader claims the CEC has sent him messages, and over 200 officers in government provide information

Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Congress leadership is directionless; Anurag Thakur accuses party of invoking religion for political ends 

With this, the strength of the TVK in the 234-member House has gone up to 109