Delhi

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on November 1 as the Congress-led INDIA bloc launched its 'Chalo Dilli' mobilisation against alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Delhi recorded an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 166 in October 2026, marking its lowest October pollution level in eight years, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The capital also recorded 220 days of Good to Moderate air quality between January and October, indicating an improvement compared with most of the previous years.

The Centre has appointed 2010-batch Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. He succeeds Sanjay Kumar, with his tenure scheduled to continue until April 8, 2030, according to reports citing a Personnel Ministry order.

A petition filed in the Supreme Court has questioned the Centre’s move to introduce Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on certain UPI transactions above ₹2,000. The plea, filed by advocate Anjan Datta, names the Union Government, RBI and NPCI as respondents and seeks to set aside the recent notifications linked to the proposed charges.

BJP MP Sambit Patra said the party will explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Sapt Shakti’ vision to the public, describing the seven areas as a roadmap for India’s future growth.

On National Space Day, PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah remembered Chandrayaan-3’s historic lunar landing and praised India’s growing strength in space research and technology.