Four JMM candidates, including Jharkhand cabinet minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, filed nomination papers for upcoming Assembly elections before the party released official list of candidates. The other JMM leaders who filed nominations are Bhawanathpur candidate Anant Pratap Deo, Jugsalai MLA Mangal Kalindi and Potka (ST) MLA Sanjib Sardar. The state will go to polls on November 13 and 20.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday urged the city residents to filter and boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure as turbidity of water in river channels has increased after continuous rainfall. BMC said it had received complaints from certain areas including eastern suburbs. "Water Department is undertaking necessary measures at water treatment plant," BMC said.

Amid heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, Karnataka government has declared a holiday for all schools and recommended that IT-BT and private companies allow employees to work from home (WFH) on Wednesday. Bengaluru District Commissioner Jagadeesha G has announced a holiday for all anganwadi centres, private, and government schools across all taluks in the Bengaluru urban district.

India and Pakistan have agreed to extend the validity of the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement for a further period of five years. The agreement facilitates the visit of pilgrims from India to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan. India said that it has once again urged Pakistan to not levy the $20 (over ₹1,600) service charge on the pilgrims.

The three gunmen involved in the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai practised firing near a waterfall in the Raigad district before murdering him, police said on Tuesday. They practised firing for a day at a secluded place near the waterfall in Palasdari in September, an official said. Investigators have not yet established the motive behind the murder.

Lawyer-turned-politician Kalyan Banerjee, has been among oldest colleagues of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee since TMC's formation in 1998. He is known for representing his party in important legal proceedings. Last December, Banerjee was in news after he mimicked Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Parliament complex. Banerjee is among 13 Opposition MPs in 31-member Waqf parliamentary committee.

Nilesh Rane, son of BJP leader and former Union Minister Narayan Rane, will join Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday. Announcing his decision, Nilesh, a former MP from Ratnagiri Sindhudurg, said, "I will be joining the Shiv Sena in the presence of CM Eknath Shinde." He will contest from Kudal constituency in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Kerala is on the cusp of setting another national benchmark as it prepares to declare itself the first digitally literate state. At Dakshin Dialogues 2024, Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeev stated that as it is necessary to bridge the digital divide, the state "most probably, by November, will become the first fully digitally literate state in the country."

Police in Bihar's Banka arrested a physically challenged man who was smuggling alcohol by hiding the bottles in his prosthetic leg. The incident occurred during a routine vehicle check on a road close to the Jharkhand border. Police officials uncovered an additional 15 bottles of alcohol hidden in a compartment under man's scooty.

Bini Muduli has become the first from the Bonda community, which is considered a particularly vulnerable tribal group, to clear the civil services exam in Odisha. The 24-year-old said that her parents couldn't afford coaching so she watched "YouTube videos and other online study material" for her preparation. She had to go to a nearby town for internet access.

India has sent 2.31 lakh eggs to Bangladesh amid soaring prices in the country. Bangladesh government has approved the phased import of 4.5 crore eggs to stabilise prices, according to reports. By November, an additional 90 lakh eggs will reportedly be imported from India. Egg prices have reportedly soared to 200 taka (₹140) per dozen in Dhaka.

A music video featuring a song about Kashmir by singer Mohammed Rafi is circulating online with a post falsely claiming that it was banned in India by the Congress government under Pakistani pressure. The Central Board of Film Certification did call for some edits in the song, but it was never banned in India, The Quint reported.

At least 21 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by police from Maharashtra's Pune district for illegally staying in India. The accused had entered India through the sea as well as land routes and were working as labourers at construction sites in Pune, an official said. Documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card and Voter ID card were recovered from the illegal nationals.

During an appearance on 'Unstoppable with NBK', Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu said he always prefers ex-Team India captain Virat Kohli, after host Nandamuri Balakrishna said, "You are a leader like MS Dhoni." CM Naidu was appearing on the first episode of show's season four. Dhoni captained India in 332 international matches, while Kohli led the team in 213 games.

Wrestler Sakshee Malikkh on Tuesday said that she doesn't have greed for anything be it for any post or politics. "I am happy that I am working for railways, sports," she added. On claims that wrestlers protested as they wanted to join Congress, she said that such claims are "absolutely wrong", adding that her fight against Brij Bhushan will continue.

Calcutta High Court on Tuesday stayed suspension of 59 junior doctors of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College. "The court passed...order after we argued that suspension and expulsion orders were in complete violation of natural justice," lawyer who represented suspended doctors said. The doctors were accused of intimidating their colleagues under instructions of medical college's former principal.

Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule said Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is not a natural alliance and is formed to oppose BJP and PM Narendra Modi. "The situation is very bad with Uddhav Thackeray. I feel pity as to why Uddhav has done this to himself," Bawankule added. Earlier, he said Sharad Pawar had left Uddhav with no one in MVA.

An old poster showing Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis holding a gun has surfaced on social media. The poster reads "Revenge Complete" and users sharing it falsely claimed it was put up after the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique. The PTI Fact Check Desk, however, found that the image predated the killing of Siddique on October 12.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's posters saying, 'Batenge toh Katenge' (We'll be destroyed if we're not united) appeared in Mumbai ahead of Assembly elections. The posters further said, 'Ek rahenge toh nek rahenge' (We'll prosper if we stay united). Adityanath made this statement in August appealing for national unity while referring to the crisis in Bangladesh.

Ex-Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said talks for seat sharing have been completed ahead of Jharkhand Assembly elections. "All...parties of the I.N.D.I.A bloc believe in secularism, peace and harmony. We all want Jharkhand to move forward and the people of Jharkhand to prosper," he said. Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held on November 13 and 20.

Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday took to X to share pictures of the toxic foam in the Yamuna River. "Instead of making accusations, allegations and excuses on media/social media, it would be better to provide relief to the people of Delhi," he said while apparently referring to the AAP government. "I expect concrete steps for redressal," Saxena added.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday claimed the ruling Mahayuti has bigger disputes on the seat-sharing deal for Maharashtra Assembly elections than the MVA alliance. He informed the seat-sharing picture in the MVA will become clear in the next two days. "Seats that can be won on merit should be contested by respective parties to save Maharashtra," he said.

A message being circulated with a link claiming that the central government is providing free laptops to students has been found to be fake, according to the PIB Fact Check. The PIB Fact Check said that users should always verify the information through official sources and not click on suspicious links.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Kazan on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit on Tuesday. Pezeshkian said the interaction "was good". This was the first meeting between PM Modi and Pezeshkian, who became President in July after winning snap elections. BRICS summit is being held till October 24.

Tremors of the blast at Ordnance Factory in MP's Jabalpur which killed two people were felt till a five-kilometre distance around the factory. This prompted many to rush out of their homes, Indian Express reported. The factory management has launched an investigation into the incident which is believed to be caused by a malfunction in a hydraulic system, officials said.