The India Meteorological Department forecast heavy rainfall in parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds expected across several other regions through October 11. Parts of Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and the Northeast were also forecast to receive widespread rainfall
Opposition INDIA bloc leaders marched towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over allegations concerning electoral-roll revision. Police stopped the march and briefly detained several opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
The Supreme Court said criminal prosecution cannot be used as a “strong-arm tactic” to force someone into marriage and quashed proceedings against a man accused of sexual exploitation on the promise of marriage. The bench held that consent in a relationship cannot retrospectively be treated as coerced merely because the relationship later ended
The Punjab government moved the Supreme Court against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the CBI to register a case and investigate corruption allegations involving officials linked to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s office. The High Court order was based partly on allegations contained in an Enforcement Directorate communication to the Punjab DG
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission’s records to determine whether Form 6, used for new voter registration, was modified during the Special Intensive Revision process and, if so, who authorised the change. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the court had not approved any modified version of the form
Three Chief Justices — Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh — were sworn in as Supreme Court judges, taking the court’s working strength to 37 against a sanctioned strength of 38. Agarwal is the second woman to serve as a Supreme Court judge
India’s services sector expanded at its fastest monthly pace in three months in September, with the HSBC India Services PMI rising to 55.2 from 54.1 in August. However, the July-September quarterly average was the weakest since early 2022, reflecting slower hiring and weaker export momentum
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee began its three-day meeting, with economists largely expecting a 25-basis-point repo-rate increase from 5.25% to 5.50% as inflation has remained above the RBI’s 4% medium-term target. The policy decision is due on Wednesday
The rupee weakened to a two-month low of ₹96.43 per US dollar, pressured by foreign portfolio outflows, elevated crude prices and a stronger dollar. Foreign investors sold ₹2,961 crore of Indian equities on Tuesday, according to exchange data cited in the report
Indian equity benchmarks rose for a second consecutive session, with the Sensex gaining 685.34 points to 73,067.81 and the Nifty 220.35 points to 22,776.10. Banking, pharma and energy stocks led the rally ahead of Wednesday’s RBI monetary-policy decision
BCCI has invited applications for the seat being vacated by Ajit Agarkar in the senior selection panel
Harmanpreet Kaur resings from the captaincy in all formats, Smriti Mandhana takes over
Bhuvneshwar Kumar makes a comeback to the Indian T20 sqaud after 4 years, selected for the New Zealand tour
Uruguay beat India 6-1 in a friendly at Kolkata. Anirudh Thapa scored the lone goal for India before the visitors demolished the Indian side
India defeated the West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20I in Lucknow, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Shreyas Iyer hit his maiden T20I century, an unbeaten 102 from 42 balls, while debutant Naman Dhir took three wickets as India chased 172 in 14.4 overs
