The Congress questioned the EC order suspending a high-ranking poll official deputed to Odisha for allegedly checking the PM's chopper and said EC rules "do not exempt" PM's vehicle from being checked. The opposition party accused the EC of "bias" after it suspended Karnataka cadre IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin for what the poll panel said was "dereliction of duty" with regard to "SPG protectees".

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday filed his nomination for Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh Parliamentary seat. Currently, the Azamgarh Lok Sabha Seat is held by his father and party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh Yadav will be taking on Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav alias 'Nirahua' fielded by the BJP.

Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in 2020 on November 21-22, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab world. "Saudi Arabia is fully committed to the G20's objectives and to the stability and prosperity of the international economic system," Saudi state news agency SPA said.