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AI-generated editorial illustration of an anonymous voter register, ballot box and meeting silhouettes. It is a symbolic image, not a photograph of the Congress meeting, evidence of altered rolls or a depiction of any identified voter.

PoliticsNational

Congress demands poll chief’s resignation and pause to voter-roll revision

At its September 29 meeting, the Congress Working Committee called for the election chief and two Union leaders to resign, while the Election Commission defended its procedures and ordered a software review.

29 Sept2 min

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Climate / Maharashtra

Maharashtra drought declaration covers 265 talukas; crop aid awaits surveys

The state announced relief in 265 talukas on September 26 after rainfall deficits and dry spells, while individual crop-loss compensation remains subject to field assessments and a later order.

26 Sept

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Politics / Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain mosque: police use tear gas and batons as worshippers mourn partial removal

The community contested a road-widening plan for the historic Shahi Masjid; footage shows grief during negotiated removal, while the extent of injuries from police force remains unverified.

28 Sept

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National / Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow boy and uncle allege mob assault; police register FIR

A 12-year-old and his uncle describe an attack near a jagran and stone-pelting at their home and a mosque. A reporter who examined the FIR says the case is under investigation.

22 Sept

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AI-generated editorial illustration of an anonymous FCRA application file and an oversight lens in a government office. It is symbolic, not a photograph, evidence, exact reconstruction or finding of guilt against any person.

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NationalNational

Home Ministry says two officials held over alleged FCRA registration bribe

Delhi Police apprehended two Union Home Ministry accounting officials after the ministry said they sought money to facilitate an association’s pending FCRA registration.

28 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of two operating businesses moving toward an abstract holding-company tower while share charts decline. It is not a company building, market screen, evidence, forecast or completed-merger depiction.

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BusinessNational

Tata restructuring proposal clouds listing hopes and weighs on group shares

Shares in several Tata companies fell after Tata Trusts proposed merging two operating businesses into Tata Sons, a plan that still needs board and RBI approval.

29 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of the rupee, Indian equities and an oil barrel symbolising the September 29 market pressures. It is not a market screen, photograph, forecast or investment recommendation.

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BusinessNational

Oil pressure keeps rupee near ₹96 and extends Indian equity losses

The rupee recovered from a two-month low to close almost flat, while the Nifty and Sensex fell as elevated oil prices and US bond yields weighed on Indian assets.

29 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of an anonymous Indian distance runner and two silver plus one bronze motif symbolising Gulveer Singh’s three Asian Games medals. It is not a photograph, evidence or exact reconstruction of the athlete or race.

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SportsNational

Gulveer Singh completes Asian Games medal treble with 5,000m bronze

The Indian distance runner finished third in 13:32.75 after earlier silver medals in the 10,000m and 1,500m at Aichi-Nagoya.

29 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of four anonymous relay runners on a rain-damp track, symbolising India’s women’s 4×400m gold. It is not a photograph, a reconstruction of the final or evidence of any athlete’s lane position.

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SportsNational

India’s women win Asian Games 4×400m relay gold in 3:29.69

Kiran, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj beat Bahrain and China to deliver India’s first athletics gold of the 2026 Games.

29 Sept2 min

Original factual chart of Central Water Commission reservoir figures reported for September 24, 2026. Bars show rounded shares of monitored live storage capacity; this is not a forecast or a measure of all Indian water resources.

ClimateNational

India’s monitored reservoirs hold 21% less water than a year earlier

A September 24 assessment of 178 reservoirs found 130.75 billion cubic metres in storage, with southern dams at roughly half their live capacity.

24 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of an unbranded beverage can, a blank label and a courthouse symbolising the Red Bull–FSSAI procedural dispute. It is not a photograph of the product, court proceedings or evidence.

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BusinessDelhi

Delhi High Court sets aside FSSAI’s Red Bull label direction over lack of hearing

The court found the June 30 direction was made without giving Red Bull a chance to respond; the regulator may decide again after due process.

29 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of notebooks, microphones and a CCTV camera symbolising the disputed Delhi journalists’ case. This is not a photograph of the women, police station or alleged events.

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NationalDelhi

Delhi journalists allege assault and religious abuse at Saket station; police reject account

Shaheen and Nafisa Khan say officers assaulted them after they covered a public event. Delhi Police says the women obstructed a security route and denies an assault.

3 Sept2 min

AI-generated editorial illustration of an empty rural road and two pairs of sandals symbolising loss after the Sonitpur mob killing. This is not a photograph or reconstruction of the attack or its victims.

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NationalAssam

Two Muslim men killed by mob in Assam after cattle-theft accusation; investigation opened

Police said two men died and a third was injured near Bhalukpong on May 22. The suspected theft is an allegation; the mob attack is a separate criminal case.

22 May2 min