Vote counting for UP Legislative Council polls begins today

Cyclone Arnab: When will it make landfall, which areas are on alert?

17 undertrial inmates escape Tamil Nadu sub-jail; four recaptured, 13 still at large

Seventeen undertrial prisoners broke out of the Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district. They reportedly feigned epileptic fits to draw jail staff to their cell. When the guards came in, the inmates assaulted them and escaped the facility. Police have so far recaptured four of the escapees, while thirteen are still untraced. Authorities are investigating how the breakout happened and what security failures allowed it.

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block California mail ballots over non-citizen claims

A US appeals court has declined the Trump administration's request to stop California from counting mail ballots tied to alleged non-citizens. The ruling is part of the administration's broader push on voter eligibility and non-citizen voting. The Justice Department has argued that some people on the state's voter list were charged with illegal voting. Voting rights activists have raised concerns that naturalised citizens could be wrongly identified as non-citizens. The case highlights an ongoing legal dispute over how states verify voter eligibility.

Conversion case in Shamli leaves family under threats, say relatives

A family in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, says it has been living under constant pressure since a religious conversion case upended their lives. Relatives report receiving calls on a daily basis in which they are told they will be killed. The family's account centers on how the case has disrupted their routine and sense of safety. The details reported here are drawn from the family's own statements as covered by Indian Express.