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The Election Commission has announced an October 6 bypoll for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, vacated by former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi after joining the BJP and winning the Dispur Assembly election. Counting will be held on October 9

Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi will visit his Rae Bareli constituency for two days from Tuesday. He is scheduled to meet local groups, inaugurate development works funded through MPLADS and chair a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting

Military veterans criticised Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh for suggesting retired Army officers should stay away from politics and public debates. Veterans, including Maj Gen Harsha Kakar and Lt Gen P R Shankar, defended their constitutional rights to participate in democratic discourse after retirement

The Congress marked the fourth anniversary of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, calling it a decisive turning point in Indian politics. Jairam Ramesh said the 4,080-km march sought to hear public concerns, challenge political polarisation and inspire renewed hope

Manipur Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh accused the BJP government of lacking a concrete roadmap to restore peace in the violence-hit state. His remarks followed Assembly data stating that the ethnic conflict has claimed 306 lives, with 49 missing

The BJP criticised the Congress over Telangana minister Konda Surekha’s removal, alleging hypocrisy on women’s political representation. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned Congress leaders’ silence and contrasted the party’s record with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s women empowerment initiatives

BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s resignation, alleging that the Congress had failed to fulfil its poll promises even after 1,000 days. He also criticised the government over youth issues and challenged Rahul Gandhi

A video purportedly showing former two-time Dibai MLA Shribhagwan Sharma allegedly assaulting his wife, Congress leader Archana Panda, surfaced in Bulandshahr. Panda alleged Sharma pushed and dragged her, while Sharma claimed the video was old and part of a defamation conspiracy

Senior Congress leader and MLC Baswaraju Saraiah challenged former Minister Konda Surekha to quit her MLA post and contest against him as an independent from Warangal (East). He also defended her Cabinet dismissal and criticised her political conduct.

The Congress government in Telangana has completed 1,000 days in office amid criticism over HYDRAA demolitions, land acquisition, Musi Riverfront evacuations, food poisoning incidents, farmers’ protests and internal dissent among MLAs over inadequate funds for development works.

Congress congratulated ISRO on the successful GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission, highlighting India’s first imaging satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit. Mallikarjun Kharge praised scientists and engineers, while stressing the nation’s longstanding commitment to scientific temper, space research and technological advancement

A PIL has been filed in the Uttarakhand High Court challenging an alleged ‘purification’ ritual at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s August 8 meeting. The petitioner sought preservation of video, CCTV and documentary evidence related to the incident

Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy hit back at BRS leader K T Rama Rao over criticism of his family’s aerospace venture. Reddy accused KTR and his family of corruption and misuse of power, while defending his own business background and financial dealings

A 31-member joint parliamentary committee chaired by BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal has been constituted to examine the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The panel includes 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members and must submit its report before the Winter session’s first week ends

Opposition leaders criticised the Modi government after US Ambassador Sergio Gor jokingly suggested people contact Union minister Piyush Goyal for assistance. Congress leader Pawan Khera and TMC MP Mahua Moitra mocked the remark, claiming Goyal had been reduced to the envoy’s secretary

Minutes after being dropped from the Telangana Cabinet, Konda Surekha hit back at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, alleging a conspiracy involving his brothers, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and others. She also accused the government of politically and administratively marginalising her.

Former minister Jogu Ramanna accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its poll promises and adopting anti-farmer policies. Speaking at a BRS programme in Bhoraj, he alleged that farmers were facing difficulties due to inadequate support and power supply.

Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy hinted at his ambition to become Telangana Chief Minister, saying even Brahma cannot stop him if the opportunity arises. He also vowed to bring Congress back to power and restore "Rajanna Rajyam" in Telangana.

Congress workers in Manakondur Assembly constituency have alleged that MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana’s PA Muralidhar Reddy is interfering in party and official matters and harassing dissenting workers, with two workers reportedly attempting to end their lives over alleged harassment.

Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of V D Savarkar, told a Pune court that the Hindutva ideologue never hated Muslims and promoted their progress. He alleged Rahul Gandhi’s 2023 London remarks falsely portrayed Savarkar as an extreme Muslim-hater in a defamation case