Bihar will vote in assembly polls on November 6 and 11. The Election Commission announced the schedule for 243 seats. Counting will take place on November 14. The elections are set to be a contest between the ruling coalition and the opposition alliance. Voter awareness and improved law and order are cited for the shorter poll duration.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was “pretty sure” a Gaza peace deal was possible and said Hamas was agreeing to “very important” issues as talks with Israel started.

Families of victims in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital fire accused staff of ignoring smoke warnings and fleeing. Attendants claim their pleas were dismissed, and hospital personnel were the first to escape. Protests erupted as officials visited, with grieving relatives demanding answers about their loved ones’ conditions amidst alleged police interference.