'Security personnel brought from the borders': CJP slams mass restrictions, detentions during Delhi stir

IANS | October 11, 2026 4:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday claimed that troops from "Naxal (Maoist)-affected and border areas" have been brought in to enforce curbs in the national capital to restrain protests, as it reiterated its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

India’s pulse imports dip 31 per cent as Aatmanirbharta mission fuels production

IANS | October 11, 2026 3:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India's total pulse production rose to 274.09 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 from 256.83 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, driven by the 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta', which has also resulted in a sharp decline in imports of the protein-rich staple during this period, according to an official factsheet issued on Sunday.

Exposes him: Kiren Rijiju shares Kejriwal's 2015 video demanding voter list revision

IANS | October 11, 2026 3:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday shared a 2015 video of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in which the latter is seen demanding an intensive revision of electoral rolls over alleged large-scale irregularities and bogus or duplicate entries in Delhi's voter lists.

Kolkata Police serve fresh notice to Abhishek Banerjee in Camac Street office row case

IANS | October 11, 2026 3:18 PM

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Kolkata Police served a fresh notice for interrogation to Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, on Sunday in a case related to the August 27 scuffle between party workers and police personnel and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) staff at his Camac Street office in central Kolkata.

PM Modi offers prayers at Jalakandeswarar temple, visits IIT Madras

IANS | October 11, 2026 2:57 PM

Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Jalakandeswarar Temple during his visit to the Indian Institute of Technology Madras campus in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, accompanied by Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

Tushar Gandhi calls public protest a 'no-confidence motion' against govt, vows nationwide agitation

IANS | October 11, 2026 2:41 PM

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi on Sunday criticised the government after being released from detention, contending that the ongoing protests reflect the masses' "no-confidence motion" against the government, and that he would continue his agitation until CEC Gyanesh Kumar resigns and PM Narendra Modi's entire cabinet steps down.