The voting for bypolls in 12 wards of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began on Sunday morning amid tight security. The State Election Commission has set up 580 booths across 143 polling locations for the bypolls. As many as 51 candidates, including 26 women, are contesting the polls. The voting will end at 5:30 pm.

One person was killed and two others were injured after a speeding Mercedes hit them near Ambience Mall in Delhi's Vasant Kunj. As per preliminary enquiry, the vehicle lost balance due to a diversion, which resulted in car ramming into a pole at an auto stand, where the three victims were standing. The driver of the car has been detained.

The air quality in Delhi improved to 'poor' category from 'very poor' on Sunday morning, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The national capital recorded AQI of 269 at 7 am today, marking an improvement from 305 recorded at 4 pm on Saturday. Shadipur recorded the worst AQI level of 335 while Mandir Marg recorded lowest AQI at 158.

Heavy rains, triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu. Karaikal recorded 191 mm rainfall by 5.30 am, while Nagapattinam witnessed 113 mm rainfall. Chennai Airport has cancelled 47 flights scheduled for Sunday, including 36 domestic and 11 international services. The storm has now weakened as it approached the coastline, and a landfall is unlikely to happen.

Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing has filed a new FIR against Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with six others, in the National Herald Case. They've been charged with criminal conspiracy to fraudulently acquire Associated Journals Ltd, parent company of now-defunct National Herald newspaper. The acquisition was made through Young Indian in which Gandhis held 76% stake.

Dr Ashok Sharma, in-charge of Badgaon Satellite Hospital, Udaipur, has been issued an APO (Awaiting Posting Order) by the Rajasthan government. The action follows allegations of making social media reels during duty hours and negligence. His removal has caused significant distress among local villagers, they were seen in tears.

A video showing a UP Police Sub-Inspector, Uma Agrawal, allegedly misbehaving with an elderly woman in Unnao has gone viral. The SI was seen threatening the woman, vowing to "beat her with shoes." The viral clip led to swift disciplinary action. The SI was sent to police lines and a probe has been ordered in connection with the matter.

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a national contingent of 150 cyclists, including Megha Jain (44) from Ludhiana, completed a historic 4,049-km 'Ride for Unity' from Kashmir to Kanyakumari over 17 days and 16 nights. The expedition, organised in association with Fit India and managed by Dare2Gear, aimed to spread a message.

It has been four days since the tragic death of Hardik Rathee (16), a national basketball player. It has also been four days that the eerie silence over the two basketball courts of the Yuva Sports Club at Lakhan Majra village has not been broken. The spaces once echoed with voices and the rhythm of dribbling balls.

The Department of Telecommunications has directed popular over-the-top (OTT) messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Signal, ShareChat, JioChat, etc to implement mandatory SIM binding for user accounts. The move is aimed at restricting a rise in online fraud and digital arrests. Government has given a 90-day deadline to ensure their apps are linked to active SIM in users' devices.

The J&K and Ladakh High Court held that cross-LoC trade with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir constitutes intra-state trade under GST since PoK is legally part of the erstwhile J&K state. It ruled that both supplier location and place of supply lay within the same territory. The decision rejects pleas by traders who argued that the cross-LoC "barter" trade should be exempt.

NISAR, the world's most expensive radar satellite, has begun operations by capturing a detailed image of India's Godavari River Delta. The S-Band radar's high-definition images revealed mangroves, fields, arecanut crops and aquaculture ponds. ISRO released the image as the mission marked 100 days in orbit. NISAR was launched on July 30, 2025, aboard GSLV-F16 from Sriharikota.

Karnataka HC said provisions of Section 498A of IPC, which punishes cruelty, can also apply to live-in relationships and void/voidable marriages. "The expression 'husband'...isn't confined to a man in a legally valid marriage," said HC. It was hearing a plea by a man who sought quashing of a case by his second wife, saying they weren't legally wed.

A 49-year-old woman riding pillion on a Rapido bike in Mumbai died after a concrete mixer truck hit the motorcycle on the Eastern Express Highway in Mulund. The impact threw both the rider and passenger onto the road. She died at Fortis Hospital, while the rider is still undergoing treatment. Mumbai Police have booked the truck driver.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Pakistani government should come clean on the rumours suggesting that former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been killed in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail. "That silence is bad...There is a human being at stake...You can't put somebody in jail and make him disappear," said Tharoor. He added that this isn't a foreign policy matter for India.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations in Pune in connection with vehicle loan fraud at State Bank of India, Pune. ED officials raided 12 spots including residences and offices of loan borrowers, car dealers as well as the then branch manager. ED seized various high-end cars including BMW, Volvo, Mercedes and Land Rover from these premises.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon on their wedding. "Congratulations to my good friend, PM Anthony Albanese and Ms Jodie Haydon on their wedding. Wishing them a happy married life," wrote PM Modi on X. Albanese became the only sitting Australian Prime Minister to tie the knot while in office.

The National Herald case began in 2012 when Subramanian Swamy accused Congress leaders of cheating and breach of trust in Young Indian Ltd's takeover of Associated Journals Ltd, which published the Nehru-founded National Herald. Both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi have been summoned in the case. The ED is probing AJL-YIL financial transactions, shareholding patterns, and roles of Sonia and Rahul.

A clash and subsequent firing at a wedding between two groups of alleged gangsters left two dead and one injured in Ludhiana late Saturday night. The deceased have been identified as Vasu Chopra and Neetu Chabra. An argument over an old dispute escalated into a scuffle and firing ensued, triggering chaos and stampede at the venue.

The lack of drug de-addiction centres is hindering the successful implementation of the 'Saarthi' scheme launched in Nurpur subdivision as a pilot project to check the drug menace and sensitise people about the ill-effects of narcotics. The police, Health Department and the local administration had earlier launched it jointly in July, 2023, with active community participation.

Delhi's groundwater continues to rank among the most contaminated in the country, with the latest annual report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) revealing dangerously high levels of uranium, lead, nitrate, fluoride and salinity-related indicators. Released this month, the report warns that several contaminants exceed national drinking water standards, posing long-term health risks.

A Class 8 student suffered serious injuries after he allegedly attempted suicide at his school building in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Friday. CCTV footage of the incident purportedly shows the 13-year-old skating champion entering principal's office and saying "sorry" 52 times in four minutes. The boy claimed principal threatened to end his career, suspend him and take away his medals.

Dr Shaheen Shahid, allegedly involved in the Delhi car blast case, had planned to recruit women to execute the attack, an NIA probe has reportedly revealed. Shaheen allegedly told interrogators she wanted to build a network of women operatives for the plot, News18 reported. She was taken to Faridabad's Al Falah University campus on Thursday for on-site questioning.

Geography is one of the reasons for northern cities being far more polluted than southern. Cities like Delhi, Varanasi lie within Indo-Gangetic Plain, a region landlocked and boxed in by Himalayas. This bowl-shaped terrain traps pollutants, preventing them from dispersing. The situation worsens in winter due to weather phenomenon called winter inversion where denser air settles near ground.

AAP reacted after its senior leader and former MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the BJP just a day ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls. Gupta left after the party denied a councillor ticket for his wife, Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj said. The party made him contest the MLA election four times, but he couldn't win, he added.