SIR row: Jantar Mantar entrance barricaded ahead of protests; Gaurav Gogoi, others detained in Assam

Across India, demonstrations erupted as citizens rallied for the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In Assam, Congress leaders confronted police barricades and were detained while protesting, even trying to set fire to an effigy of Kumar in criticism of his oversight of electoral rolls. Security in Delhi was bolstered in expectation of similar unrest, reflecting growing political tensions regarding the commission's recent actions.

When the umpires disagree: 10 questions at the heart of the Election Commission row

The Election Commission is facing questions over reported disagreements between two election commissioners and the CEC on electoral-roll management, decision-making and access to voter data. The controversy has also revived broader concerns over how dissent is handled within the poll panel, the role of the CEC, the appointment of election commissioners and safeguards for voters during large-scale roll revisions.

‘Governments formed amid lapses unconstitutional’: Akhilesh Yadav attacks EC over reported internal dissent on SIR

BJP appoints incharges and co-incharges for 28 states, 8 UTs: Full list

The Revisit: 125 shells, 10 minutes and a German attack on Madras - when WWI reached India

On September 22, 1914, World War I reached India when the German cruiser SMS Emden shelled Madras, firing more than 125 shells in around 10 minutes. The attack set a Burmah Oil tank ablaze, damaged buildings and sent residents fleeing. This story revisits the dramatic raid, the Emden’s deceptive disguise, its mysterious retreat and how the German warship’s name became part of southern India’s vocabulary.

Punjab Police junk advisory asking personnel to wear civilian clothes while commuting

Bihar harassment case: NCW takes suo motu cognizance, demands immediate arrest of perpetrators