Akhilesh Yadav announced that all nine seats in the upcoming UP bypolls will be contested using the SP’s ‘bicycle’ symbol, sidelining Congress in the India bloc alliance. While Congress was seeking at least three seats, SP’s decision effectively ends discussions on seat-sharing arrangements.

An official said headers of the emails have been analysed to trace their source, while other details such as CC, BCC, and received lines are still being identified

Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category while the second stage of the Central government’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is in effect.