Top news of the day: T.N to appeal Madras High Court order on Thirupparankundram row; over 2.8 crore names deleted from UP SIR draft voter list, and more

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Election serviceman  Navdeep Rinva addressing a property   league  aft  Election Commission publishes draught  SIR electoral rotation  of the state, successful  Lucknow connected  Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Election serviceman Navdeep Rinva addressing a property league aft Election Commission publishes draught SIR electoral rotation of the state, successful Lucknow connected Tuesday, January 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena

Thirupparankundram row: T.N. authorities to entreaty successful Supreme Court against Madras HC order, says Minister Regupathy

Tamil Nadu Minister for Natural Resources S. Regupathy, connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026), said the Tamil Nadu authorities will similar an entreaty successful the Supreme Court challenging the orders passed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected lighting of a lamp astatine a chromatic pillar adjacent a dargah connected the Thirupparankundram hill.

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court upholds bid directing temple absorption to light Karthigai Deepam at ‘deepathoon’

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026), upheld the order of Justice G.R. Swaminathan, who had directed the Subramaniya Swamy Temple absorption successful Thirupparankundram to airy the Karthigai Deepam at the ‘deepathoon’ (stone pillar for lighting lamp) too the accustomed places.

Uttar Pradesh SIR: ECI releases draught elector list; implicit 2.8 crore names deleted

The Election Commission of India connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) released the draught elector database for Uttar Pradesh aft the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls there. Over 2.8 crore names, of the full 15.44 crore voters, person not been included successful the draught owed to deaths, imperishable migration oregon aggregate registrations, Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said. The CEO besides said that 12.55 crore names were retained successful draught rolls.

Court grants much clip to Sonia Gandhi to record effect connected plea implicit inclusion of her sanction successful electoral roll

A Delhi tribunal connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) granted clip till February 7 to Congress person Sonia Gandhi to record her reply connected a plea challenging a Magistrate’s order refusing to probe the allegation that she was included successful the electoral rolls 3 years earlier acquiring Indian citizenship successful 1983. On December 9, Judge Gogne had issued announcement to Ms. Gandhi and the Delhi Police seeking their effect connected the plea.

HC directs Madhya Pradesh main caput to look implicit Indore h2o contamination issue

Hearing petitions implicit the deaths and unwellness caused by contaminated h2o supply successful Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, the Madhya Pradesh High Court connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) directed the State main caput to look earlier it done video league connected January 15. The HC termed the effect of the State authorities and section medication to the situation arsenic “insensitive”, said High Court Bar Association president Ritesh Inani, 1 of the petitioners.

CAQM failing successful its duty: SC aft contamination watchdog seeks two-month adjournment connected toll plaza issue

Observing that the CAQM is failing successful its duty, the Supreme Court connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) rapped the cardinal contamination watchdog for seeking a two-month adjournment connected the contented of impermanent closure or relocation of toll plazas astatine Delhi borders to easiness postulation congestion. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) to convene a gathering of experts successful 2 weeks and taxable a study connected large causes of the worsening pollution.

Inauguration of ‘fake’ phansi ghar: Take ‘proper action’ against Arvind Kejriwal and others, says Committee of Privileges

The Committee of Privileges of the Delhi Assembly connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) submitted a study recommending the House to instrumentality “proper action” against AAP chief and erstwhile Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others successful narration to inauguration of a “fake” phansi ghar (execution room) successful the Assembly premises.

ECI illegally utilizing mobile apps developed by BJP’s IT compartment to behaviour SIR, alleges Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is utilizing mobile applications developed by the BJP’s IT compartment to behaviour the ongoing SIR workout successful the State. Speaking to reporters earlier concluding her two-day sojourn to Sagar Island successful South 24 Parganas territory to oversee preparations for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela, Ms. Banerjee accused the ECI of “resorting to each kinds of incorrect moves” portion conducting the electoral rotation revision.

Supreme Court asks if Haryana tin amusement Ashoka University prof Mahmudabad ‘one-time magnanimity’ and not assistance authorisation of prosecution

The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) suggested that the Haryana authorities amusement Ashoka University prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad, facing transgression probe for 2 contentious societal media posts connected Operation Sindoor, a “one-time magnanimity” by not giving authorisation for his transgression prosecution.

Published - January 06, 2026 06:18 p.m. IST

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