India

CJP announces nationwide protest from Oct 10, seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

03 Oct 2026 | 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday announced a nationwide protest on October 10, demanding the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over what the party alleged were irregularities in electoral rolls.

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Monsoon withdraws from north India; rain likely in Haryana, Punjab from Oct 6

03 Oct 2026 | 5:53 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the remaining parts of north India, but Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi are likely to see a fresh spell of isolated to scattered rainfall from Oct 6 to 9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

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SSR delays could leave Gen Z voters off electoral rolls, Jairam Ramesh alleges

03 Oct 2026 | 5:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission’s decision to delay the annual Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls could leave a large number of first-time, Gen Z voters unable to get enrolled in time for Assembly elections due early next year.

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inspects Okhla landfill, calls for scientific waste management

03 Oct 2026 | 5:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inspected the Okhla landfill site and reviewed progress on waste disposal, land reclamation and the capacity of new waste-processing facilities, stressing the need to prevent fresh garbage from accumulating into new landfill mountains.

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Ex CBI Director M Nageshwar Rao becomes National President of Sarvajana Sanatan Party

03 Oct 2026 | 4:44 PM

Varanasi, Oct 3 (UNI) Former CBI Director M. Nageshwar Rao announced his entry into active politics on Saturday, assuming the position of National President of the Sarvajana Sanatan Party (SSP).

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Pakistan ‘kuch khas nahi kar paya’ despite China fighter cooperation: IAF chief

03 Oct 2026 | 4:25 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The reported deepening of Pakistan-China cooperation in advanced fighter aircraft, including fifth-generation technology, is a “cause for worry”, but Pakistan has so far not been able to derive the full operational advantage from such capabilities because of a lack of integration, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said on Saturday.

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Priyanka backs LSR students’ fight against violence, says women must not be asked to ‘Endure’ injustice

03 Oct 2026 | 4:17 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday voiced solidarity with students of Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) and other colleges campaigning against violence against women, asserting that women should not be expected to live in fear or “endure” injustice and that those responsible for attacks must be held accountable.

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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1500 HRS, OCT 3

03 Oct 2026 | 3:25 PM

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Kharge escalates SIR attack, calls for dissolution of governments & ballot-based elections

03 Oct 2026 | 3:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday intensified his attack on the Centre and the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that “illegal elections” were being held in the country and calling for the dissolution of governments and fresh elections through ballot papers.

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Congress questions officer’s role in EC IT wing, intensifies ECINet control row

03 Oct 2026 | 1:03 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged that a senior Election Commission official whose conduct was questioned by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi in separate letters to the Cabinet Secretary in July has subsequently emerged as a key official overseeing the poll panel’s IT-related work, escalating the political controversy surrounding the ECINet voter-roll system and the functioning of the Election Commission.

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Rahul Gandhi launches ‘Satyagraha’ platform to link citizens’ struggles with national debate

03 Oct 2026 | 12:16 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a new public platform, ‘Satyagraha’, around the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, seeking to connect people across India who are using peaceful resistance to raise their voices against injustice and demand that their concerns be heard.

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Centre overhauls tribunal appointment system, selection process to begin six months before vacancies

03 Oct 2026 | 10:26 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Central Government has notified a new framework for appointments and oversight of major tribunals, requiring the process to fill vacancies to begin at least six months in advance and introducing a structured assessment of candidates, including scrutiny of judicial work, professional experience and, where applicable, an order-writing exercise.

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Kharge urges Modi to act on Karnataka drought, seeks Rs 3,705 crore central relief

03 Oct 2026 | 10:09 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene in the “grave” drought situation in Karnataka and sought the immediate release of Rs 3,705.30 crore in Central assistance sought by the state to deal with widespread crop losses and distress among farming families.

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Delhi eases norms for opening private schools on privately owned commercial land

03 Oct 2026 | 9:39 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Delhi government has amended its school education rules to exempt certain private schools proposed to be established on privately owned commercial land from a provision requiring the Administrator to determine whether opening the school would be in the public interest.

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Centre approves five Centres of Excellence for newly classified classical languages

03 Oct 2026 | 8:54 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Central government has approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence for studies in Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit, two years after the five languages were accorded classical language status.

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