The BJP has released its candidate list for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, with former state president K Annamalai's name not included in the list. Union Minister L Murugan will contest from Avanashi, whilst former Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been fielded from Mylapore. Vanathi Srinivasan will contest from Coimbatore North, a seat where Annamalai was expected to be fielded. State President Nayanar Nagendran will contest from Sattur. The BJP has been allocated 27 constituencies in the alliance with AIADMK. Reports suggest Annamalai stood his ground, refusing to contest despite pressure from the party's national leadership, including poll in-charge Piyush Goyal.
A Delhi court has granted bail to I-PAC co-founder and director Vinesh Chandel in a money-laundering case as the Enforcement Directorate chose not to oppose the bail application, citing the co-founder's voluntary and purposeful cooperation during the investigation. However,
The Delhi High Court has ordered a status quo on the ₹30,000 crore estate of late billionaire Sunjay Kapur, freezing his foreign bank accounts and cryptocurrency.
Exit polls have predicted a neck-and-neck fight in West Bengal between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP, with an advantage to the BJP.
In Keran, Kashmir, a man’s funeral was witnessed by his family from across the Line of Control—just metres away, yet unreachable.
