A Gujarat Gazette Extraordinary dated 1 October records that President Droupadi Murmu assented to the state's Uniform Civil Code Bill on 17 September. The Act starts only on a date the state notifies. No date had been announced on the morning of 5 October.
Status as of 2:10 pm IST on 2 October. Developing. Police denied permission. Reports put detentions above 500, including AAP leaders, and say mobile internet is still suspended near the site. The demand against the Chief Election Commissioner is a claim.
On 22 September 2026 the telecom regulator notified rules that require operators to offer voice-and-SMS-only vouchers for bundled plans of 30 days or less, plus a voucher that renews on the same date each month. Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha welcomed the step. His comment is a reaction. The obligation is the regulation, as the newspapers report it.