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Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender moved the Supreme Court against the Telangana High Court order disqualifying him under the anti-defection law. CJI Surya Kant said the petition will be heard on Wednesday. Nagender got disqualified from April 23, 2024, after he contested the Lok Sabha election while holding his assembly seat.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday launched the Aam Aadmi Party's door-to-door election campaign from Dhuri. He highlighted welfare benefits like free electricity and healthcare, saying, "every family was receiving an annual benefit of ₹1.82 lakh." Mann plans to take this record of work to every household across Punjab.
BJP legislators recited the full version of Vande Mataram in the Karnataka Assembly and Council on Monday. The official recording ended after two stanzas, which angered the opposition. BJP members shouted slogans against the government for not playing the song in full, as the state only uses the first two.
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar said on Sunday that the state will be divided into four parts after a caste census. He claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him about this plan. Rajbhar urged his supporters to trust the government and not get misled by other political parties instead.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi slammed former Vice President Hamid Ansari for citing a remark attributed to Jawaharlal Nehru. Ansari mentioned Nehru viewed Hindu right-wing communalism as a greater danger than communism. Trivedi called this a "highly condemnable example" and claimed the Congress party has now shifted towards the ultra-Left.
Veteran freedom fighter Etukuri Krishnamurthy died at 104 in a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday night. He was a lifelong Communist leader who faced jail for his political work. His remains are at Maqdoom Bhavan for public tributes. Many people gathered today as his last rites got started this afternoon.
The J&K Assembly session started on Monday, September 21, 2026, with the ruling alliance demanding immediate statehood restoration. Opposition BJP members created a chaotic scene with slogans, leading to heated exchanges. M.Y. Tarigami said, "Two years have passed, but the promise of statehood has not been fulfilled." Proceedings remained tense throughout.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said Saudi forces carried out 28 airstrikes across Yemen on Sunday. These strikes targeted Taiz, Al-Jawf, and Marib. Saree said, "Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes launched 28 airstrikes." Meanwhile, the Houthis used missiles and drones to target infrastructure in Riyadh and Yanbu on Sunday.
Jagseer Singh consumed poison outside the Sangrur DC office after facing harassment over a drug video. He alleged that sarpanch Sukhbir Singh threatened him and assaulted his family. "I had posted a video regarding drugs, after which the sarpanch and his associates began threatening to kill me," Jagga said.
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan will visit TK Colony in Pookkottumpadam today at 2:30 PM after torrential rains claimed five lives in Malappuram. The Southwest monsoon remains active across the state, as many areas recorded heavy rainfall. Officials said the Chief Minister will pay his last respects to the victims.
The Supreme Court agreed to list Mamata Banerjee’s plea against the Election Commission’s freeze on the TMC name and symbol this week. Kapil Sibal argued, "Something extraordinary has happened." The poll panel recently assigned new symbols for upcoming bypolls. Both sides will get a chance to present their arguments soon.
Dr K. Jagadeesh Babu died in a fatal car crash in Nalgonda on Sunday. Police suspect driver drowsiness caused the accident after he performed surgery until 5 am. A colleague said, “He didn’t even sleep for minutes at night.” The expert neurosurgeon had a demanding schedule and a brilliant career.