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Anit-CEC row LIVE: CJI Surya Kant declines to meet INDIA bloc leaders; epicentre shifts to Connaught Place

CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka said he and other leaders of the outfit would approach Delhi Police on Monday (October 12, 2026) to seek a date for holding a peaceful protest at the Jantar Mantar, Rahul Gandhi to submit m

CJI Surya Kant declines to meet INDIA bloc leaders on October 12 ‘with reasons’

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had written to the CJI and were scheduled to meet him between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday (October 12, 2026).

Anti-CEC protests continue; journalists detained despite SC order, Rahul Gandhi announces march to Supreme Court as Delhi braces for fresh curbs

Restrictions likely to return as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeals to all to join INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court; epicentre of protest shifts from Jantar Mantar to Connaught Place

Tukaram Mundhe appointed Secretary of panel to overhaul MPSC; aspirants end agitation

Subsequently, Maharashtra Public Service Commission Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar announced that he had proceeded on leave till the inquiry was completed

Telangana to seek special financial package from Centre to tackle potential El Nino impact: Ponguleti

The Minister said the delegation to meet PM Modi would submit a representation seeking adequate financial assistance and additional workdays under the VB-G RAM G Scheme.

BJP in Karnataka to lay siege to police stations and offices of SPs if filing of FIRs against its workers continues

Pargat Singh says ‘Congress is united’ as he takes charge of Punjab unit

Punjab Congress in-charge and AICC General Secretary Sachin Pilot formally handed over the responsibility to Mr. Pargat

Get your own ticket confirmed first, Akhilesh Yadav tells Yogi Adityanath on Ayodhya challenge

Mr. Yadav spoke in Lucknow after paying floral tributes to socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan

Community-led model to tackle drug abuse in 300 Haryana villages

The voluntary, non-political initiative has been launched by the Haryana Professional Forum and Jind Social Forum, a network of volunteers with roots in Haryana

Sporadic protests break uneasy calm in Delhi

Protests continue despite security deployment and restrictions on gatherings; throughout the day, police chase and detain demonstrators; a few shoppers return to Connaught Place but remain cautious

Kerala State Biodiversity Board submits policy document to mitigate threats due to invasive species

Document suggests laying emphasise on prevention and monitoring of the spread of invasive alien species and generating public awareness and capacity-building to handle the menace

Hindu outfit backs its men arrested over Delhi assault

Hindu Raksha Dal chief Pinky Chaudhary claims the accused as his workers and vows to protect them; police probe allegations of inaction

Protests will happen not just in Delhi but whole country: CJP

Delhi Police officials took away their phones during their detention without issuing any seizure memo, CJP’s Saurav Das claims, raising concerns that the devices might have been hacked or cloned

Left parties say police turned Delhi into ‘war zone’; MP Brittas hospitalised after being detained

CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby accuses police of having ‘turned police vans into torture camps’, and alleges that ‘women are being cruelly attacked and detained for hours inside mobile jails’

Hyderabad man killed in Riyadh airport attack, two sons injured

The family was travelling to Madinah after performing Umrah when the attack occurred; the victim’s wife and daughter are safe, while his aunt sustained head injuries

Delhi Police releases video of informing Dipke about his grandmother's death, refutes CJP's allegation

Reacting to the police statement, Mr. Dipke said, “Why did you delete the part where I was asking for my phone so I could retrieve my cousin’s number? And where I was asking to let me speak to my lawyers?”

Two killed following gas exposure at ESL Steel plant in Jharkhand

An unfortunate incident involving gas exposure occurred in the plant in which an executive of the company and a business partner engineer lost their lives, said an ESL spokesperson

Rahul urges citizens to join INDIA bloc march to Supreme Court ‘as Indians’, irrespective of party affiliations

Congress chief accuses PM and HM of “imposing an undeclared emergency”; party leader K.C. Venugopal is coordinating with INDIA bloc parties regarding Monday’s march though the plan is not public yet

Four held in ₹37-lakh cheating case

The accused allegedly cheated the complainant, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, by promising returns up to five-fold on investment in a company exporting frozen food.

Chief Minister inaugurates IAP House

The IAP House, located behind the Kaloor metro station, will also be home to the ‘Arike’ Pain and Palliative Care Unit, which focusses on pediatric palliative care.