Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged for the immediate arrest of billionaire Gautam Adani, citing US charges of bribery and fraud. Gandhi highlighted US prosecutors' allegations of $250 million in bribes paid by Adani and associates to Indian officials, emphasizing violations of both US and Indian law. He reiterated Congress's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into Adani's transactions.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and Congress leader Nana Patole recently engaged in a public disagreement regarding the potential leadership of a future government in Maharashtra.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. The list includes candidates for 10 constituencies. The announcement comes after a tumultuous year for the party, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal facing arrest and subsequent release on bail in connection with a money laundering investigation.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Gautam Adani with bribery and fraud, alleging he concealed information about his company's solar energy project in India. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh views this as validation for their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani Group's dealings.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Dominica's highest honor, the «Dominica Award of Honour,» for his support during the COVID-19 pandemic and his commitment to strengthening India-Dominica ties. The award was presented by Dominica's President, Sylvanie Burton, during the India-CARICOM Summit in Guyana.

Balasaheb Shinde, a 43-year-old independent candidate contesting from the Beed assembly seat in Maharashtra, tragically passed away during the ongoing state elections. Shinde collapsed at a polling booth and was later pronounced dead at a private medical facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. He was among 31 candidates vying for the Beed constituency seat.

India has rejected Canadian media reports linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the death of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Calling the allegations «ludicrous» and «smear campaigns,» India asserted that such claims damage the already strained relations between the two nations. The denial follows a Canadian news report alleging Indian government involvement in Nijjar's death, citing anonymous sources.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held a bilateral meeting in Vientiane, Laos, to discuss the next steps in the peace-building process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This meeting follows agreements to de-escalate border tensions and initiate coordinated patrols in disputed areas.

The Delhi High Court has temporarily halted the trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. Chidambaram is contesting the trial court's acceptance of the Enforcement Directorate's complaint against him and his son, arguing that proper prosecution sanction was required as he was a public servant during the alleged offense, and the absence of such sanction renders the proceedings invalid.

On Maharashtra's election day, BJP released an audio recording, alleging NCP's Supriya Sule and Congress's Nana Patole of using Bitcoin scam money for election funding. While Sule denied the allegations and filed a defamation case, her brother and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar confirmed her voice in the recording. Patole also refuted the claims, calling them BJP's tactics to influence voters.