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Reports say Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was detained during opposition protests in Delhi over the Election Commission and electoral-roll revision.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained by Delhi Police from inside an aircraft shortly after it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport on October 10, ahead of the party’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar. CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were travelling with Dipke from Mumbai, were also detained, according to reports. Dipke reportedly broadcast the encounter live on Instagram as police personnel boarded the aircraft. The proposed

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was reportedly detained from his residence in Sector 56, Gurugram, on the morning of October 10, ahead of a planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The protest was called to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of “vote theft” and concerns about electoral roll revisions. Police had denied permission for the proposed demonstration, according to media reports. ABP Live rep

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on October 9 that the Noida International Airport at Jewar will be named Narendra Modi International Airport Noida. The announcement followed a state cabinet decision approving the proposal to name the airport after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The airport is located in Jewar, in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, and is intended to serve the wider National Capital Region alongside Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's scheduled two-day visit to Chhattisgarh on October 7 and 8 has been postponed, with the Chief Electoral Officer's office citing unavoidable reasons. Kumar was scheduled to travel with senior Election Commission officials and visit the Danteshwari Mata Temple in Dantewada, Chitrakote Waterfall in Bastar and Bhoramdeo Temple in Kabirdham. The Chhattisgarh government had also made arrangements to receive him as a State Guest. The postp

Two protest marches have been announced in Delhi on Sunday, with demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a citizens’ campaign raising women's safety concerns, according to reports. Hindustan Times reported that a Citizens’ March from India Gate to Jantar Mantar was scheduled for 3 pm, followed by an Indian Youth Congress march on the same route at 5 pm. Delhi Police said permission had not been granted for the marches. Ahead of the protests, aroun

Bollywood actor Dino Morea has been reported arrested in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in Mumbai's Mithi River desilting project. Anandabazar reported that the Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) took him into custody on October 2 after questioning him. According to the report, Morea was questioned for around eight hours at his Bandra residence before the reported arrest. Investigators are examining alleged irregularities that may have caused a l

Amid the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the INDIA bloc has announced a joint protest programme. After a meeting of alliance leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, the bloc said district-level ‘Save Democracy’ marches would be held from October 2 to 8. According to Anandabazar and other reports published on September 30, opposition MPs will also hold a joint march to the Election Commission's office in Delhi on October 6. The alliance

The Supreme Court has agreed to an early hearing of a petition questioning the functioning of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the decision-making process of the Election Commission of India. The matter was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. According to The Indian Express, the petition filed by Bihar-based petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh alleges that several decisions of the Election Commission were taken without the c

The Supreme Court has refused to grant an interim stay on the Centre's decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. According to Anandabazar's report, the court on Monday rejected the plea seeking an interim stay on the new UPI fee framework. It also issued notices to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and other respondents. Under the new framework, a 0.4% MDR wil

The Supreme Court has indicated that it will not take up 18,000 appeals related to West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on an advance priority basis. Chief Justice Surya Kant said the court would not separately advance the hearing of these 18,000 appeals. The hearing focused on the large volume of SIR-related appeals and the process for their disposal. The Election Commission has earlier informed the Supreme Court that more than 38 lakh appeals re

Opposition parties are stepping up coordination amid the ongoing controversy surrounding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with a meeting of opposition alliance leaders likely to be held on September 30, according to reports. The Indian Express reported that Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee spoke over the phone with CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby about bringing opposition parties together. Banerjee also spoke to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking criminal prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged statutory violations linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The plea, filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi through advocate Chand Qureshi, seeks a declaration that decisions, guidelines and software modifications allegedly undertaken without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners are unconstitu

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has warned that it will launch nationwide protests from October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar does not resign. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said on September 25 that, if Kumar does not step down, the protest would begin in Mumbai and then extend to cities across India. At a press conference in Delhi on Thursday, CJP demanded Kumar’s resignation and raised demands linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ele

Public sector and regional rural banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed nationwide bank strike from September 28 to 30.