ECI announced the conduct of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase-III of electoral rolls across 16 States and three Union Territories, covering over 36 crore electors in a phased manner. In Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, where the schedule will be announced separately.

The Delhi government on Thursday announced work from home for two days, along with a series of measures to cut down fuel consumption and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves, alligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for “wise spending” and fuel conservation.

A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly was blown away into 30-40 feet into air after a deadly storm hit several parts of the state. The visuals of the incident is going viral on social media, where a man was thrown away into the air along with a tin roof due to powerful storm and heavy winds.