YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged people across the state to offer poojas in temples on Saturday to restore the sanctity of Tirumala. He accused CM N Chandrababu Naidu of spreading false claims about the adulteration of Tirumala’s sacred laddu prasadam with animal fat, calling for public participation to counter this misinformation.

The Supreme Court granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case linked to an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.

Over the past year, more than half a dozen villagers have lost their lives in Tiger attacks in villages adjacent to the Mala range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. Efforts to capture the tiger intensified following the death of a farmer in the attack on September 9, and it was finally rescued on September 23.