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India: Maharashtra proposes judicial panel on civil services commission
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked Governor Jishnu Dev Varma to set up a panel headed by a retired…
Delhi’s ICCC goes live: What it means for pollution control
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated an Integrated Command and Control Centre on October 2 to monitor pollution sources in…
What’s driving the opposition’s ‘vote chori’ campaign
The INDIA bloc announced 'Save Democracy' marches in all districts from October 2-8 and a march to the Election Commission…
Rajya Sabha elections: UP nomination process explained
Samajwadi Party leaders Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh,…
PRAGATI-50: What the new urban cleanliness push includes
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal launched the PRAGATI-50 initiative on September 29 to develop 50 cities across…
What the INDIA bloc discussed on September 30
Opposition INDIA bloc parties met on September 30 to plan a joint agitation over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral…
Rajya Sabha elections: What’s at stake across 10 states
The Election Commission issued notification on September 29 for biennial and bye-elections to 27 Rajya Sabha seats across ten states,…
BRICS 2026: What India wants to achieve as chair
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar outlined four broad priorities for India's BRICS 2026 Chairship: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, describing…
Delhi’s newest corridor: What commuters need to know
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Barapullah Phase III corridor in Delhi on September 29, a signal-free elevated link…
What changes in Delhi from November 1 under the pollution plan
Delhi finalised its winter pollution action plan for 2026-27, with 50% work-from-home, doubled parking charges, staggered office timings and a…
US visa backlog: What Indian applicants should know
Indian applicants for US B-1/B-2 visitor visas face wait times of about 11.5 months for interview appointments in Mumbai, a…
Festival special trains: What passengers need to know
Indian Railways will run 102 special trains for the Dussehra-Diwali travel rush, with bookings for an initial batch opening September…