The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections on Tuesday. With this, MCC came into force in the state.

A man was shot dead during a religious procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Sunday, which led to violent protests in the region. CM Yogi Adityanath will meet the family of the deceased on Tuesday.

The Mahayuti alliance has finalised the names of the nominees for the Maharashtra Legislative Council, sources said, adding that the BJP is all set to get the major chunk.

India has denied the allegations but has constituted an internal investigations team to look into the matter.

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee ridiculed the doctors' hunger strike describing it as "fast-unto-hospitalisation". He said that he saw one doctor join the protest one day and get hospitalised the next day.

In a significant development, the Central Government enhanced the security cover for Union Minister of Food Processing and Industries, Chirag Paswan, granting him Z-category security from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

A delegation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind led by its chief Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani held an extensive meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.

The locals staged a massive protest on the streets and staged a blockade. Five persons have been detained in connection with the crime, the police said.

The national capital continued to record poor air quality on Monday with an Air Quality Index at 221 as of 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The air quality was also in "poor" category in NCR including Ghaziabad (265), Noida (243), and Greater Noida (228).

The accused was identified as Toffiq who, according to the police, is a history-sheeter and is out on bail. The police have formed multiple teams to nab the accused.

President's rule was in place in Jammu and Kashmir in the absence of a Legislative Assembly in the Union Territory. However, the latest move by the government has cleared the way for the government formation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a stern message to the United Nations that it should get UNIFIL forces out of harm's way immediately from Lebanon where the military is carrying out attacks against Hezbollah.

NCP leader Baba Siddique was laid to rest with full state honours at Bada Qabrastan in Mumbai. He was shot dead in Bandra East on Saturday evening.

Arvind Kejriwal was in Doda to thank voters for electing AAP representative and opening its account in Jammu and Kashmir. He took a jibe at the Centre stating that he is ready to share his experience with Omar Abdullah in case he faces problems in running government in "half-state" like J-K.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Bharat Mandapam on Sunday and inspected the PM Gati Shakti Anubhuti Kendra.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said that education has always been a top priority of the Delhi government under Arvind Kejriwal.

The incident comes close on the heels of the assault of woman medics and nursing staff at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital near Kolkata by relatives of a patient who died, triggering a fresh wave of agitation by the medics demanding security.

Senior citizens aged 70 years and above and belonging to families already covered under AB-PMJAY will get an additional top-up cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per year for themselves, which they do not have to share with other family members below the age of 70 years.

Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar reacted to the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique and assured action against the accused persons.

Unidentified people opened fire and injured Baba Siddique of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in Mumbai's Bandra East on Saturday evening. The firing took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar.