A survey by the Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority, under the state's Congress-led government, finds that 91.31% of respondents believe Indian elections are free and fair, a direct contradiction to 'vote theft' allegations concerning EVMs. Accordfint to the survey, 83.61% expressed that they trusted EVMs, with the highest trust factor in Kalaburagi division at 94.48%. This survey comes at a time when the Karnataka government has proposed holding all the future panchayats and urban local body polls in the state using ballot paper. So, has Rahul Gandhi's hydrogen bomb on 'vote chori' diffused?
Also in Karnataka, a violent clash erupted in Ballari between supporters of BJP MLA Janardhan Reddy and Congress MLA Bharat Reddy over banner installations, resulting in stone-pelting, gunfire, and one fatality. In sports, Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face controversy after signing Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9.20 crore in the IPL 2026 auction, a move questioned amid reports of atrocities in Bangladesh. The program also details a political row sparked by New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani’s personal letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid.
An undercover investigation by the India Today Special Investigation Team reveals safety and regulatory violations in Delhi's Hauz Rani area following a fire in Malviya Nagar that killed twenty-one people.
Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh faces a severe water crisis despite the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission. Nearly 430 crore rupees have been spent on laying pipelines and building infrastructure, yet villages like Kheda, Dhundhlpura, and the Bakatpura ward of Para Panchayat remain without tap water.
The top focus of this episode of News Today is on DMK's decision to boycott the INDIA bloc meeting and the Delhi hotel fire that claimed 21 lives on Wednesday.
The hotel fire in Delhi's Malviya Nagar that claimed twenty-one lives on Wednesday has sparked a debate over systemic corruption, civic negligence, and the lack of accountability among authorities.
