BMC polls: MNS-Shiv Sena UBT seal seat-sharing formula, Thackeray brothers likely to announce alliance today

Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to another winter morning under a blanket of smog on Tuesday, with visibility in parts of Ghaziabad and Noida slipping to as low as zero. Visibility dropped sharply at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early morning, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) observations showing the general visibility at just 50 metres at 8:00 am IST.

Ex-CBI director and retired IPS officer M Nageswara Rao has alleged that circumcision is being promoted as a routine medical procedure for non-Muslim boys in Andhra Pradesh, as part of an organised attempt to advance a communal agenda, prompting the state government to say it will examine the issue in line with medical and legal norms.

BJP chief JP Nadda has accused Congress insiders of aiding the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack. He stated that previous Congress governments colluded with Naxalites. The current BJP government under PM Narendra Modi has confronted Left-wing extremism decisively. Nadda highlighted surrenders and arrests of Naxalites. He criticized the previous Congress government for corruption and appeasement.

With the filing of nomination papers for the civic polls commencing today, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief Bhushan Gagrani, who has been appointed as the district election officer, convened a meeting with representatives from political parties on Monday.

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas said, despite official denials, the BJP-led Centre has already held the first round of high level discussions on the removal of Gandhi's image from currency notes.

The Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi suspended visa services for an indefinite period on Monday after a small group of protesters gathered near the mission, people familiar with the matter said, amid fresh strains in bilateral ties.

For nearly five years, India's financial capital has operated without an elected mayor. A state-appointed administrator has been the head of BMC since March 2022.