Rahul Gandhi's vote manipulation allegation is unfounded, and no appeals were filed against the electoral rolls in Haryana, an Election Commission source said on Wednesday.

A 55-year-old farmer who allegedly set himself on fire in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here succumbed to his injuries at a Bengaluru hospital on Wednesday, police said.

The Mangalore University has reportedly admitted to the misuse of funds amounting to Rs 7 crore released by the Central government under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA-I) for the construction of boys’ and girls’ hostels.

Days after a setback in the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has reportedly informed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that it may consider resuming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in West Bengal under “special conditions”.

Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge will address the media in a press conference to be held at the Indira Bhavan at 1 pm on Wednesday. The Congress leaders are also expected to release documents in connection with the alleged ‘vote chori’.

 Three people died on Wednesday morning after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a vehicle operating for a courier service in this district, police said.

Over 1,900 pre-university lecturers across Karnataka have reportedly not been paid their evaluation honorarium for the II PU examinations of the 2025–26 academic year.

India-born American politician Ghazala Hashmi has been elected as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian American to be elected to the top political post in the state.