India, Oct. 5 -- Good evening, readers. Here's your quick five-minute roundup of today's top stories - from politics and India to the world and beyond.

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it had not approved any modification to Form 6, the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters, as it issued notice on a plea challenging alleged changes made to the form on the Election Commission's ECINet/ERONet portal.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced eight nominees for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh that will be held on October 16. The list drops all sitting MPs, including union ministers Hardeep puri and BL Verma, who have not secured a renomination. Two women - fo...