EXCLUSIVE: EC visits over, J&K, Haryana may go to Assembly polls together. Announcement of poll dates at 3pm today. indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

EXCLUSIVE: Wayanad landslide spotlights Western Ghats ESA notification: Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat may be prioritised over full consensus, reports निखिल घाणेकर (Nikhil Ghanekar) indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Jammu and Kashmir to witness shortest election in 20 years – just three phases indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

EXCLUSIVE: In $1-billion exports to Bangladesh, Adani power unit contributed most, reports Harikishan Sharma indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

After ages, spent more than 17 hours doing what I love the most. Ground reporting and meeting people. Here’s what I came up with for The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/sports…

EXCLUSIVE: Connectivity issues, enable Jio for new laws implementation: Jammu and Kashmir police to Home Ministry. By Mahender Singh Manral indianexpress.com/article/india/…

EXCLUSIVE: Doing away with the rule that limited foster care to married couples, WCD Ministry has now permitted single individuals — including unmarried, widowed, divorced, or legally separated — aged 25 to 60 yrs, to foster a child & adopt after 2yrs indianexpress.com/article/india/…

EXCLUSIVE: "Calling Harappan Civilization Sindhu-Sarasvati in new textbooks is based on established scholarship, not politics," NCERT Social Science panel head Michel Danino tells The Indian Express in an exclusive interview indianexpress.com/article/educat…

EXCLUSIVE: Doubling insurance cover under Ayushman Bharat to Rs 10 lakh (up to Rs 15L for women), adding 4 lakh pvt hospital beds & increasing beneficiaries from 55Cr to 100Cr — these are proposed as Health Min’s priorities for next 5yrs indianexpress.com/article/india/…

'Let us see our own creations': Artisans behind new Parliament's gallery seek access, appeal to Speaker Om Birla. By Divya A indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

A third of CCTVs not working in police stations, finds Delhi Police survey. By Mahender Singh Manral indianexpress.com/article/cities… via The Indian Express

Why govt has strengthened security for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, brought his cover on par with Amit Shah's? Mahender Singh Manral explains indianexpress.com/article/explai… via The Indian Express

‘Why should those who have converted get benefit of ST reservation,’ MoS Tokhan Sahu, the only MP from Chattisgarh in the Council of Ministers, tells Damini Nath in an exclusive interview. indianexpress.com/article/politi… via The Indian Express

EXCLUSIVE: Govt flags objection of its Internal Audit Wing (IAW) regarding a variable pay of Rs 3.2 crore paid by the IIM-Rohtak to its director, Dheeraj Sharma, for three years, wants excess amount recovered indianexpress.com/article/educat… via The Indian Express

Exclusive: Govt objected to the lack of depiction of the role of Pakistan’s ISI in the 1999 hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in its meeting with NETFLIX on Tuesday. By Amrita Nayak indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

Back in medical curriculum: Lesbianism as ‘sexual offence’, ‘importance’ of virginity, reports Anonna Dutt indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

Centre issues directives to states/UTs to enhance hospital security: identify high-footfall hospitals, hire ex-servicemen as security, review laws protecting medical staff, & audit hospital spaces to prevent misuse. Meeting held with DGPs & chief sects indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Ahead of J-K polls, Army doubles down on counter-infiltration, redeploys troops in temporary bases, LoC fence, reports Amrita Nayak indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

Amid uproar, medical curriculum that labelled lesbianism as ‘sexual offence’ withdrawn, reports Anonna Dutt indianexpress.com/article/educat… via The Indian Express

Exclusive: Assembly polls ahead, Centre steps in to rescue Maharashtra farmers as soyabean prices fall below MSP, reports Harikishan Sharma Soyabean is mainly grown in Marathwada & Vidarbha regions where the MVA bagged 15 out of 19 seats in 2024 LS polls. indianexpress.com/article/politi…