The INDIA bloc's November 1 rally in Delhi called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, alleging electoral irregularities and deletion of names from voter rolls through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Source ↗Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Keralam on their November 1 foundation days, highlighting development, culture and prosperity.
Source ↗Citing the World Bank's October 2026 findings, Modi said 49.6 crore people moved out of poverty between 2011 and 2023; extreme poverty fell from over one in four Indians to roughly one in 38, while the Gini index reached 23.0.
Source ↗The India Meteorological Department reported that a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal had intensified into a deep depression and was expected to become a severe cyclonic storm over the westcentral Bay of Bengal on November 2.
Source ↗Newly appointed 29th Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit outlined the IAF's VAYU vision—vigilance, Aatmanirbharta, tactical Yukti and unity—and made restoring combat strength a priority.
Source ↗Authorities recovered the remains of all six people killed when a helicopter returning from Badrinath crashed near Joshimath; the remains were sent to AIIMS Rishikesh after a joint Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF, police and administration operation.
Source ↗At the Quad foreign ministers' meeting, the US, India, Japan and Australia stressed resilient supply chains, critical-mineral security, maritime cooperation and next-generation technologies; the US committed $10 million for critical-mineral recovery infrastructure in India and ASEAN countries.
Source ↗State-owned oil companies raised the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 10 to Rs 2,820 from November 1; domestic LPG prices were unchanged, while aviation turbine fuel prices also increased.
Source ↗Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a second Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper service via Hubballi and said a Vande Bharat Chair Car connection between Bengaluru and Mangaluru would follow after electrification and testing.
Source ↗At the G20 meeting in Atlanta, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warned that attacks, sanctions and chokepoints were distorting energy markets and holding prices hostage, and highlighted India's critical-minerals mission and need for predictable LPG supplies.
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