The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is almost done figuring out their seat-sharing for the Maharashtra elections. They’ve decided not to name a Chief Ministerial candidate, which is a bit different. They've got agreement on over 240 of the 288 Assembly seats, but a few tricky spots are still up for debate.
BM Mumthaz Ali, who happens to be the brother of former Karnataka MLA Mohiuddin Bava, was found dead in the Phalguni River just a day after he went missing. Authorities think there might be some foul play involved, possibly linked to blackmail over a rumored affair. They're diving deep into this case.
Kerala's been hit hard by heavy rain since Sunday night, with Malappuram getting 15 cm of it. The India Meteorological Department has thrown out an orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, while six other districts are on a yellow alert because of the expected heavy downpours.
A really sad thing happened at the Chennai airshow on October 6. Karthikeyan, a 34-year-old dad, went to get his bike and just never came back. His wife, Sivaranjani, is heartbroken. The whole event was super crowded and poorly managed, leading to chaos and several people getting hurt.
Left parties in India are out there protesting against Israel’s actions in Palestine and are really upset about the arms supplies going from India to Israel. The crowd is calling attention to the humanitarian crisis, especially how civilians and protected sites are being targeted, and they're demanding India to stop military support right away.
Karnataka's CM Siddaramaiah just announced that the cabinet will chat about the caste census report on October 18. But not everyone’s on board, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy is throwing shade, saying this is just a ploy to distract folks from a land scam. Siddaramaiah insists the report is super important for all Kannadigas, while Kumaraswamy thinks it’s old news.
The Indian government is planning to roll out some new rules for OTT platforms. They want to make sure content follows certain guidelines before it goes live. This move is all about making things smoother, cutting down on legal battles, and tackling worries about harmful content. They’re chatting with big streaming services to keep history accurate and tone down any explicit stuff.
The Supreme Court has put a hold on the death penalty for Sukhjinder Singh, who was convicted for the murder of a seven-year-old back in 2010. A report suggested that he was pretty young when it happened and might be able to change, leading to more hearings and checks.
In Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, a bottle of fake 'Bilseri' water handed to District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh kicked off a serious crackdown. They ended up seizing over 2,600 bogus water bottles and shut down an illegal warehouse to tackle the counterfeit goods.
Recently, K.T. Rama Rao, the BRS working president, called out the Congress government for making life tough for farmers, pointing to three suicides linked to money troubles. He said there’s a big lack of support and welfare programs that used to help farmers out.