Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked Governor Jishnu Dev Varma to set up a panel headed by a retired High Court judge to initiate action against current and former MPSC chairpersons and members, with a report due in three months.
The Maharashtra government has terminated the deputation of MPSC Secretary Mahendra Harpalkar after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met protesting aspirants, who called off an October 2 protest after he promised an inquiry into the commission chairman’s functioning.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated an Integrated Command and Control Centre on October 2 to monitor pollution sources in real time, using AI cameras on more than 700 construction sites and GPS tracking of sweeping machinery.
The INDIA bloc announced ‘Save Democracy’ marches in all districts from October 2-8 and a march to the Election Commission on October 6, demanding elections be held on ballot paper and seeking an early Supreme Court hearing on SIR-related cases.
Samajwadi Party leaders Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, with polling for the state’s 10 seats set for October 16 if required.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal launched the PRAGATI-50 initiative on September 29 to develop 50 cities across 24 states as model cities for urban cleanliness under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.
Opposition INDIA bloc parties met on September 30 to plan a joint agitation over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and reiterate demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, though AAP and DMK skipped the meeting.
The Election Commission issued notification on September 29 for biennial and bye-elections to 27 Rajya Sabha seats across ten states, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, ahead of November polling.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar outlined four broad priorities for India’s BRICS 2026 Chairship: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, describing India’s approach as humanity- and people-centric.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Barapullah Phase III corridor in Delhi on September 29, a signal-free elevated link between Mayur Vihar Phase I and Sarai Kale Khan that cuts Mayur Vihar-AIIMS travel time to about 15 minutes.