Smoke detected in Bengaluru-Chennai IndiGo flight, triggers panic at airport

An IndiGo flight (6E 6017) travelling from Bengaluru to Chennai was preparing for departure and trolling along the runway on Tuesday when smoke was discovered inside the aircraft at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
Has Congress asked Karnataka CM to resign? Rahul Gandhi holds key meeting with Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar

Amid the prolonged leadership tussle in Karnataka, the Congress leadership is learnt to be settling in favour of change and has apparently conveyed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to pave the way for it.
CBSE denies claims of breach in OSM portal: ‘URL neither compromised nor has vulnerabilities’

In a statement posted on the social media platform X, the CBSE said that the portal used for exam evaluation was neither compromised nor does it have vulnerabilities.
Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay set to visit Delhi today, will meet PM Modi

Vijay will be accompanied by Tamil Nadu minister Aadhav Arjuna and other state ministers. They will first arrive at the Tamil Nadu House in the national capital. According to news agency ANI, Vijay will later visit PM Modi at his residence, where he will meet him as a courtesy call.
CM Rekha Gupta-led Delhi govt revises ration card eligibility: Annual income limit now Rs 2.5 lakh

Delhi Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase the annual income eligibility limit for ration cards from Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
India condemns Pakistan-China joint statement on Jammu and Kashmir, responds sharply on CPEC

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned CPEC projects located in Indian territory, calling them an attempt to legitimise Pakistan’s illegal occupation.
ED raids former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in money-laundering case

Officials said the ED is searching Vijayan’s rented house in Thiruvananthapuram and 12 other sites under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
“The last of the gentlemen Republicans”: John Cornyn’s four-decade political career ends with a MAGA uprising

A former state Supreme Court justice, Texas attorney general and a four-term U.S. senator, Cornyn had held on in the Republican Party as it transformed from the party of Bush, to the Tea Party movement and eventually the dominion of Trump.
Christian Menefee defeats longtime Houston Rep. Al Green in Texas’ new 18th Congressional District

Green’s loss means the Texas House delegation is losing one of its most senior members, who served more than 20 years in Congress.
Alex Mealer wins GOP nomination for new Houston congressional district, defeating state Rep. Briscoe Cain

The Army veteran was endorsed by President Donald Trump and saw millions in outside spending on her behalf. Cain, meanwhile, was backed by Gov. Greg Abbott.