02 May 2026
Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai today claimed that petrol bombs were hurled at Raj Bhavan today. The BJP leader also alleged that the DMK is behind the attacks. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has been at the loggerheads with the DMK government over various issues including the passing of many legislations. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Annamalai said that it was the same person who earlier attacked the BJP office.
The Election Commission has announced that it would appoint Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao as a National Icon. The poll body appoints prominent and well-known figures as 'National Icon' in order to encourage people to take part in the election process. A formal ceremony regarding the same will take place on Thursday, October 26, 2023, ie. on Thursday.
Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group's longtime auditor EY is being scrutinised by India's accounting regulator, said a report on Wednesday.
The National Financial Reporting Authority, or NFRA, has in recent weeks started an inquiry into S R Batliboi, one of member firms of EY in India, reported Bloomberg quoting sources.
The regulator has requested files and communications related to some audits of the Adani firms since 2014, the report added. Shares of Adani Group's flagship arm Adani Enterprises Ltd closed trading 2.2% lower on Wednesday at Rs 2,258.05.
The diplomatic ties between India and Canada have remained strained since September, when the latter implicated the Indian government was allegedly involved in the murder of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on its soil. However, this hasn’t stopped Indian citizens from trying to enter the United States (US) via Canada illegally.
According to the data from the US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), 8,076 Indian citizens were caught sneaking into the US through various routes in September this year. Of these, 3,059 or 38% were arrested on the US-Canada border. This is the highest monthly number of such arrests between October 2022 and September 2023.
As temperatures drop, the air quality across the National Capital Region (NCR) has begun to deteriorate. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 263 (poor) on Monday but is likely to breach the 300 mark (very poor) after the festivities on Tuesday evening.
According to the air quality forecast issued by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, the AQI is likely to hover above ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ levels over the next few days, with a significant drop on Wednesday morning. No rainfall activity is predicted over the week, and the skies are expected to be clear with mist in the mornings. The night temperatures have dropped to 17℃ in Delhi, and the winds are predominantly blowing from northwest India where the stubble burning incidents have shot up again. However, the wind speed remains moderate, 6-10 kmph, and usually calm during the night hours. A wind speed of less than 10 kmph generally leads to stagnation of the existing pollutants and causes a spike in pollution levels.
