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The Congress announced the names of four candidates for the upcoming bypolls in five assembly constituencies in Assam scheduled for next month. The bypolls will be held in Dholai (SC), Sidli (ST), Bongaigaon, Behali and Samaguri, which became vacant after the representatives won in the recent Lok Sabha elections. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday named candidates for Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon and Samaguri.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday paid tributes to all police personnel who died in the line of duty on the Police Commemoration Day. Extending his heartfelt gratitude to the police personnel for all the sacrifices they have made for the nation, Shah said this is an occasion that honours the infinite sacrifices they and their families make to see India safe. "On the Police Commemoration Day, I bow to our martyrs immortalised by their supreme sacrifices in the line of duty," he wrote on 'X'.

Senior Indian American leader Swadesh Chatterjee has said the community is hesitant to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election as she has not developed a base among them in her previous roles as Senator or the Attorney General of California. A Padma Bhushan awardee of 2001, the Democratic community has created the "Indian Americans for Harris" group and has been campaigning for her not only in the state of North Carolina, where he is based, but is also organising support for the vice president in other battleground states.

Due to rainfall, the District Collector has issued an order announcing a holiday for Anganwadis and schools in Bengaluru City today.

Pakistan's National Assembly passed the controversial 26th Constitution Amendment Bill, capping the chief justice's tenure for three years, early on Monday following an overnight debate, the country's media reported. During the voting in the 336-member National Assembly, 225 members supported the bill, the Dawn reported. The government needed 224 votes to pass the amendment.

The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and left at least two people dead. Guard officials said 309 people had been rescued since Saturday, with 38 of those taken to hospitals for treatment of undisclosed injuries. New Mexico State Police said two people died as a result of the flash flood, but information on the victims or the circumstances of their deaths wasn't immediately released.

A fire incident took place at the Mandai Metro Station, Pune past midnight. An official on Monday said no one was injured in the incident. A fire broke out on the ground floor of the Mandai Metro Station, he added.