Bihar’s final electoral roll for the upcoming assembly elections is 7.4 crore, reflecting a 6% drop from the pre-revision count. This figure follows the Special Intensive Revision, which involved deleting 3.7 lakh ineligible names and adding 21.5 lakh new voters. The process, initially marked by 65 lakh deletions, had previously sparked significant opposition protests.

The US federal government is on the brink of a shutdown after Democrats and Republicans blocked each other’s funding plans in the Senate. This partisan deadlock, driven by healthcare spending disputes, guarantees a shutdown from Wednesday, potentially furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers amid escalating political tensions.

Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and late singer Zubeen Garg’s manager, Siddhartha Sharma, have been arrested in Delhi and brought to Guwahati. Mahanta was reportedly hiding in Singapore, facing lookout notices. Assam DGP Harmeet Singh confirmed a transparent investigation, with teams deployed and a logical conclusion expected within seven days, urging public trust in the ongoing legal process.