Controversy surrounding SIR of electoral rolls Swaraj India co-founder Yogendra Yadav highlights a staggering exclusion, stating, 'exclusion of 2 crore 89 lakh voters is unprecedented in human history, not just Indian history'. BJP's Pradeep Bhandari and TMC's Tauseef Rahman, debates the scale of deletions in states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Political analyst Rajat Sethi notes that the current lists are drafts with a window for corrections. #NewsToday | Preeti Choudhry | India Today

Sushma Swaraj, former foreign minister and one of the BJP's most loved leaders, died this evening after a cardiac arrest. Her sudden death shocked the nation, where millions adored her for her swift response to distress calls on Twitter from Indians in any corner of the world. Describing her death as a "personal loss", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a "glorious chapter in Indian politics has come to an end". Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushma-swaraj-critically-ill-admitted-at-d