A UP minister claimed the Noida workers’ protest, which brought traffic to a standstill, was a planned conspiracy planned by anti-national forces from Pakistan. 

 Amid current global energy crisis , the mission is again in focus as one of the measures to reduce India’s energy import dependence, sources told HT.   

 The Supreme Court questioned the Election Commission’s “logical discrepancy” category for doubtful voters in West Bengal, stressing the need for a robust appeal process. 

 Umar Khalid seeks an open court hearing for his bail review petition related to the 2020 Delhi riots, after the Supreme Court denied his bail. 

 The Congress will try to push for 33% women’s reservation within the existing 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and push the government to delay the proposed delimitation exercise for a more equitable distribution of seats, rather than a 50% proportional increase in every state’s parliamentary strength.