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SC pushes Bengaluru civic polls to Dec 2026, extends GBA election deadline

Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday granted Karnataka a fresh extension to conduct the long-delayed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections, directing that polls to the five newly created municipal corporations in Bengaluru be held in December 2026 after completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The order, passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan, marks another postponement of Bengaluru's civic elections, which have remained pending since the expiry of the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council in September 2020.
The GBA had moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier May 20 order, under which elections were to be completed by August 31, contending that the statewide voter roll revision had stretched election machinery and made simultaneous conduct of the two exercises impractical.

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Telangana CM challenges BRS, seeks Assembly debate on 10-year rule & 2 5-year Congress rule

16 Aug 2026 | 6:53 PM

Hanumakonda, Aug 16 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday launched a sharp political attack on the previous BRS government and announced that the State Assembly would hold a detailed discussion in September on the 10-year rule of the BRS and the 2.5-year tenure of the Congress government.

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JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D260U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D259U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D258U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D257U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D256U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D255U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D254U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D253U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D252U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D251U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D250U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D249U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D249U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D247U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D246U

HYDERABAD, AUG 16 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday approved a plan for the development of 2,145 rural roads across the state and laid the foundation stone for the project, according to an official statement. UNI PHOTO-D245U

HYDERABAD, AUG 16 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday approved a plan for the development of 2,145 rural roads across the state and laid the foundation stone for the project, according to an official statement. UNI PHOTO-D244U

PATNA,AUG 16 (UNI):-Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary chaired a review meeting at Sankalp Hall in Lok Sevak Awas here to discuss the comprehensive development of eco-tourism in the state, with emphasis on creating modern tourist facilities while preserving natural resources. UNI PHOTO-D243U

PATNA,AUG 16 (UNI):-Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary chaired a review meeting at Sankalp Hall in Lok Sevak Awas here to discuss the comprehensive development of eco-tourism in the state, with emphasis on creating modern tourist facilities while preserving natural resources. UNI PHOTO-D242U