Eight deaths in Indore linked to contaminated water prompt micro-level checks, NHRC notice, and criticism of Kailash Vijayvargiya’s remarks; clean water supply restored.

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic’s rural provinces, with at least seven people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said.

The BJP concluded 2025 with significant electoral victories, but 2026 presents a crucial test of its organizational strength and ideological reach. Facing assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, alongside local polls and Rajya Sabha contests, the party aims to expand its dominance. Success in these diverse arenas will shape its trajectory towards 2029.