01 February 2026
With assembly elections in five states just around the corner, ABP and CVoter reached out to the voters of two states — Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan — to find out if they would favor the Congress party contesting the elections with a CM face or BJP contesting the elections without a CM face.
The Election Commission has already announced the schedule for the state legislative elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Mizoram.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said Canada is committed to building closer ties with India even though there's 'credible allegations' of New Delhi's involvement in Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.
"It is extremely important that Canada and its allies continue to engage with India constructively and seriously with India given its growing importance on the world stage," he said at a press conference in Montreal on Thursday.
The Army is now going back in time to reclaim “India’s age-old wisdom in statecraft, strategy, diplomacy and warfare” to prepare for the battles of future. It has launched “Project Udbhav”, a “pioneering initiative to rediscover the profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts derived from ancient Indian texts”, an Army spokesperson said Friday.
The Army Training Command (ARTRAC) in collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI) held the first hybrid seminar under the project, which was titled: “Evolution of Indian military systems, war-fighting and strategic thought – current research in the field and way forward” on Friday.
The statewide bandh called in Karnataka by pro-Kannada organisations to protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has begun in the state. The dawn-to-dusk protest is likely to affect normal life as transport services, hotels and other facilities are likely to be hit.
Protest rallies have been planned in different parts of the state, including the state capital Bengaluru. All educational institutions in Bengaluru will remain closed and restrictions under section 144 have been imposed in the city.
The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday detained several suspects as part of a multi-state crackdown on the nexus among terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers connected to Canada-based designated terrorist Arsh Dalla and other dreaded criminals.
Raids were carried out in as many as 53 locations across six states — Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand — and the UT of Chandigarh throughout the day with the necessary support and assistance of the relevant state police forces.
