Here are the top headlines you need to know today, covering politics, global events, sports and entertainment.National Highway 9 in Dasna on Saturday. (Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)Details of software used in SIR exempt from RTI: ECIThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has declined to disclose the name and version of the software it used to identify errors and anomalies in voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, saying the information relates to “commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property” and is exempt under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. But the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s (IITM) new measurements cannot yet say where a large share of the pollution they measure comes from, and its air pollution prediction model still runs on a 2021 emissions estimate that its own website says needs updating, with a replacement expected only by June next year.

The big gap in understanding the source could well hamper the effort’s usefulness. Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot in Florida on Saturday, Trump said Tehran was interested in reaching an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but questioned whether it would adhere to the terms.

Pranjal Thakran, who was picked up in Indore on Saturday, is the 11th accused arrested in the case. Police said the two shooters had tossed the pistols in the bushes near the railway tracks while on the run.

Directed by Aditya Dhar, it featured Ranveer as an Indian spy on a mission in Pakistan. The film grossed over ₹1300 crore globally.

Now, as per the latest update from ANI, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, Mumin Chen, has named Dhurandhar as the most impressive Indian film he watched last year, highlighting his interest in political cinema at the Taiwan Film Festival in New Delhi. Operating round the clock, the desk brings together experienced editors, reporters and correspondents to deliver fast, accurate and contextual reporting across subjects that influence public policy, governance, business, society and international affairs.

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