September 26, 2026: The Election Commission said Booth Level Officers will visit homes of individuals issued notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to collect required documents. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, ordered the sealing and demolition of 16,726 unauthorised structures in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
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- ECI Orders SIR Exercise Across All States and UTs; BLOs to Collect Documents
The Election Commission said Booth Level Officers will visit the homes of individuals issued notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to collect required documents. The documents will subsequently be uploaded on the ECINet platform. - Supreme Court Orders Sealing, Demolition of 16,726 Unauthorised Structures in Meerut
The Supreme Court has ordered authorities in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, to seal and demolish 16,726 unauthorised structures in Zone-A. A bench led by Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. V. Viswanathan is overseeing the contempt petition concerning non-compliance with earlier directions. - CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Country’s First Victim Rights Centre in Patna
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant inaugurated the country’s first Victim Rights Centre at the Bihar State Legal Services Authority premises in Patna. The centre will provide legal rights information and essential assistance to victims. - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launches IIT Madras Unicorn Venture Fund in Bengaluru
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the IIT Madras Unicorn Venture Fund at the IIT Madras Alumni Meet Sangam in Bengaluru on September 26, 2026. She highlighted India’s economic transformation and growth trajectory. - 150 TPD E-Methanol Plant Foundation Stone Laid in Gujarat’s Kutch
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for a 150-tonnes-per-day capacity E-Methanol plant at Deendayal Port Authority in Kutch district. - PSBs, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday Ahead of Bank Strike
The Finance Ministry announced that all public sector banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, for customer convenience ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide bank strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions. - IMD Forecasts Very Heavy Rainfall in Parts of UP, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and MP
The India Meteorological Department forecast very heavy rainfall on September 26 over parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Moderate to heavy rainfall was also expected in parts of Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. - PM Modi to Address 138th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on September 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with people in India and abroad through his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Akashvani at 11 AM on September 27. The programme will be broadcast across the Akashvani and Doordarshan network. - Five Regional-Language Science Magazines Launched on CSIR Foundation Day
Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh launched five popular science magazines in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and Assamese to mark the 85th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
