Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar held a press conference in state capital Patna on Sunday. This comes after the poll body conducted the controversial SIR exercise in Bihar. Read on to know more on this.

At least 20-25 people were injured after stone pelting at Durga idol immersion procession in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district. The incident reportedly took place in Bawanbir village of Sangrampur tehsil.

The electoral battle in Bihar is largely anticipated to be a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and the Mahagathbandhan, spearheaded by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).