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Here are the top headlines from India on Tuesday, October 27:
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Skip next section India's east coast braces as cyclone 'Arnab' approachesOctober 27, 2026
India's east coast braces as cyclone 'Arnab' approachesCyclone Arnab originated from the Bay of Bengal which births several severe storms every yearImage: Ahamad Shaik/REUTERSThe Indian coastal states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, took a number of steps including shutting schools, issuing helpline numbers and moving vulnerable people to safety as the severe cyclonic storm "Arnab" approaches.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast isolated by "extremely heavy rainfall" over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha for Tuesday and Wednesday, adding that nearby Chhattisgarh would experience similar conditions on Wednesday.
Much of the rest of India, including Delhi, will also see moderate weather impacts of winds and rainfall due to the cyclone, the press statement said.
Other eastern states including West Bengal and Jharkhand will also see heavy rainfall over the next three days, it added.
The cyclone which formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday morning is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Authorities are moving vulnerable residents away from the coast to safer regions ahead of Arnab's landfallImage: Ahamad Shaik/REUTERSOdisha shut schools and banned fishing and is preparing to evacuate nearly 50,000 people to safer places to prepare for the storm, local media reported.
Andhra Pradesh also implemented similar measures to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure."
Train services were also impacted with India's South Coast Railway suspending 53 train services over October 27 and 28 due to the storm.
India's biggest air carriers IndiGo and Air India said flights to and from Andhra Pradesh's capital city of Vishakhapatnam would be impacted on October 27 due to weather conditions brought by the storm.
They advised travelers to check their flight status and book book alternate flights in cases of cancellations.
Skip next section Election body defends SIR roll-out in top court ahead of hearingOctober 27, 2026
Election body defends SIR roll-out in top court ahead of hearingThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday defended its decision to carry out the "Special Intensive Revision (SIR)" of electoral rolls, saying the exercise was undertaken legally and approved unanimously, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
The defense was made in a counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India ahead of today's hearing on petitions against poll-body chief Gyanesh Kumar.
In September, The Indian Express newspaper published a major investigative report citing irregularities in the voter revision exercise while alleging an internal rift.
The report said Chief Election Commissioner Kumar reportedly made unilateral decisions without informing the other two election commissioners as required under law.
The report led to nationwide protests led by student unions and India's Cockroach movement who argue that Kumar took biased decisions to the benefit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, eroding the people's vote in the world's largest democracy.
The protests were met with a massive police response and detentions.
India's opposition parties are also conducting a unified campaign against Kumar and Modi, calling for the former's removal from power and a rollback of voter names deleted under SIR.
India's largest opposition party Indian National Congress (INC), along with its regional allies, is planning a 'Save the Vote' march in Delhi in November. It has called for Indian masses including students, workers and farmers to join in.
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Skip next section Arunachal calls in police reinforcements amid protestsOctober 27, 2026
Arunachal calls in police reinforcements amid protestsAuthorities in Arunachal Pradesh called in reinforcements to the town of Pasighat in anticipation of more protests over a hydroelectric dam.
News outlet NDTV reported that the state police called in dozens of Rapid Action Forces (RAF), a special federal police unit.
More companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were rushed in from Assam to the Siang Valley Region, the report said, adding that a total of About 34 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) was deployed in the region.
Regional newspaper Arunachal Times reported that about 30 companies of CAPF, alongside state and paramilitary forces were in the region to manage the tense protests.
The force reallocation comes days after protests against Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) turned violent in Pasighat on October 23. Mobs reportedly vandalized lawmakers' houses and set local offices on fire.
Skip next section Anti-dam protests spread in Arunachal PradeshOctober 27, 2026
Violent protests broke out against a proposed hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday in Daporijo town.
Normal life in Daporijo was interrupted as student organizations implemented a 12-hour general strike over the 1,605-megawatt Upper Subansiri hydroelectric plant, also known as the Menga Dam project.
The protesters are demanding authorities permanently withdraw the power project.
Anti-damn protests have been building up in the northeastern mountain state, with locals fearing mass displacement, loss of ancestral land, ecological losses and seismic risks.
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News outlets reported that tensions escalated during the strike leading to fresh violence. At least one police vehicle was damaged and a police constable injured, the Arunachal Times reported. The report said that supporters of the strike also allegedly vandalized an office rented by India's flagship hydroelectric power generation company, setting office equipment on fire.
The Times of India also reported that local police conducted a flag march and appealed for peace.
In the village of Taliha, residents voice strong opposition to the Menga Damn project and the related land assessment exercise in motion. Protesters blocked a bridge to restrict movement, Arunachal Times reported, adding that their demonstrations were largely peaceful.
Not the only controversial damProtests and related violence shook Pasighat on October 23 after police fired tear gas at youths protesting the proposed 11,000-megawatt Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). That's a different, larger but an equally as controversial project as the Menga Dam.
Protesters had allegedly set fire to buildings and vehicles then as well, prompting police forces to arrest dozens of demonstrators.
Skip next section Welcome to our coverageOctober 27, 2026
Welcome to our coverageHello and welcome to DW's India news blog.
This is Mahima Kapoor reporting from Studio Delhi and I will be your guide through what's making headlines across the nation.
The state of Arunachal Pradesh saw fresh violence as locals there protest a proposed hydroelectric project.
This comes days after violent protests broke out in in a different part of the state over a different but equally controversial hydroelectric project.
Meanwhile in Delhi, India's top court is set to hear petitions against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over reported irregularities and decisions concerning the controversial revision of electoral rolls.
Before the hearing, the poll body defended itself in an affidavit, saying all decisions were taken unanimously.
Stay tuned for all of this and more.
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