The Election Commission said no political party had sought an appointment with the poll panel until 4 pm on October 6, amid an INDIA bloc protest seeking a meeting with CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The ECI said MPs later sought to meet the Commission but objected to the proposed venue

The Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace for fire control systems and launchers for Indian Navy ships. The Buy (Indian-IDDM) deal has at least 68 per cent indigenous content and is expected to support jobs and defence indigenisation