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Dipke held; police block access to protest venue
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke was detained by the police as heavy security was deployed in Connaught Place on Friday ahead of the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march to prevent a large gathering. Central Park, the announced venue for the...
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ECI to hold summary revision of rolls
Amid protests against the special intensive revision (SIR) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in 17 States and Union...
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Many youth held as SIR protests rock capital for fifth straight day
Protesters climbed over barricades, slogans pierced through the din of police announcements, and detention buses filled up on Wednesday as hundreds of people took to the streets of central Delhi against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral...
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Political resistance will continue, says Rahul after meeting allies and activists
There are no parallel protests, but only one movement to restore democracy, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday as he hosted Opposition politicians, civil society activists, and student leaders for tea to discuss...
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INDIA bloc rally takes SIR protest to SC’s door
Amassive crowd on Monday walked down arterial roads in the national capital, tailing a procession of buses carrying leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) from Constitution Club to the Supreme Court, where Leader of...
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Stop illegal detentions, orders SC as crackdown continues in Delhi
Aday after mass detentions and a “curfewlike” clampdown on civil rights in Delhi, which senior lawyers compared to the 1975 Emergency, the Supreme Court convened what it called an “extraordinary, exceptional” Sunday hearing to direct the Union...
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Thousands detained in capital clampdown
Despite heavy security arrangements, severe transport restrictions, and an Internet shutdown, protesters on Saturday managed to reach locations near Jantar Mantar in central Delhi to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh...
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Trains cut, Internet down: Delhi turns a fortress ahead of protest
he Delhi Police on Friday denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, citing alleged violations of conditions agreed upon for an earlier demonstration, even as authorities rolled out...
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INDIA bloc protests against CEC at Rajghat
For the third day in a row, leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Thursday protested in Delhi against alleged “vote chori (theft)” and demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar,...
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Protests will go on until CEC resigns: Rahul
The protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will not stop until he resigns over alleged vote chori (theft), Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, after the Delhi Police detained him and other...
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Rahul calls SIR ‘treason’ as INDIA unites against ECI; MPs detained
“What has been done to my country is treason,” Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday even as the Opposition parties closed ranks, marching from Parliament to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) headquarters...
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SC distances itself from tweaks to Form 6
The Supreme Court on Monday distanced itself from the controversial alterations made to Form 6 for registering new voters during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several States, shifting scrutiny to the Election Commission...
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Over 500 held amid stir against CEC in Delhi
Protests seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls entered their third day on Sunday, with demonstrations continuing in New Delhi and...
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Protests persist; Rahul calls for joint ‘resistance’
As Opposition leaders, civil society activists, and youth organisations continued their protests on Saturday seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and suspension of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, the...
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Youth, leaders detained amid protests demanding CEC’s exit
Opposition parties, civil society activists, youth and student organisations held protests across the country on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. In Mumbai, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)led...
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UAE probes ‘terrorist’ link to flight incident
The UAE announced on Thursday it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that saw passengers reroute the plane to stop it from crashing. The dramatic events on Wednesday ended...
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Pilot knifed in bid to crash plane: Netanyahu
An Indian pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was stabbed by his copilot who was apparently trying to crash the aircraft on Wednesday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker,...
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SIR legal basis doubtful, cannot stand: Cong.
Alleging a “matchfixing” among Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday demanded Mr. Modi’s resignation, the removal of the CEC, an...
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Authorities lax on women’s safety in Delhi: SC
Taking suo motu cognisance of a spate of sexual assault incidents against minors and women in the DelhiNational Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to immediately identify vulnerable pockets, step up patrolling,...
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EC failed to undo ‘disenfranchisement’: Cong.
Aday after the Election Commission announced multiple steps to address the concerns raised about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Congress on Sunday termed it a “desperate attempt at damage control” that “hides all and...
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EC switches to damage control mode after facing flak over SIR
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced a slew of measures addressing concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, including stopping physical hearings for unmapped voters or those with...
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Congress leads nationwide stir seeking CEC’s ouster and arrest
The Congress on Friday led nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of compromising the integrity of the country’s electoral process, with the party’s general secretary, K.C....
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Polls rigged, CEC must quit immediately: Rahul
Elections in India are being rigged, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar acted as “deshdrohis” (traitors) by destroying the country’s votes, Leader of the Opposition in...
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Opposition seeks CEC’s exit for ‘illegal conduct’
Opposition parties on Wednesday sought the removal of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three members of the Election Commission (EC), Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had...
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IndiaNew Zealand FTA takes effect on Oct. 20
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand that was ratified on Monday and comes into effect on October 20 aims at doubling bilateral trade to ₹35,000 crore in the “next four to five years”, according to Union Commerce Minister Piyush...
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Tata Sons fell short of AoA conditions: Trusts
Tany decision of the Board to a mere head count of directors. They provide that no decision can be taken unless it has the affirmative support of at least a majority of the directors nominated by the Tata Trusts, who hold approximately 66% of the...
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India’s emissions below global average, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the responsibility for carbon emissions had often been “wrongly placed” on developing countries. He also claimed that India was the only G20 country to have fulfilled all the commitments it made at the...
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Data show Indian oil imports fall after U.S. curbs
Over the past decade or so, India has complied with U.S. pressure to reduce oil imports from countries it has sought to isolate, such as Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, even though they were important sources. Once the U.S. pressure eased, official data...
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U.S. clears Russia sanctions Bill; India faces threat
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation targeting Russia’s energy sector, individuals and the “shadow fleet” of tankers, including authorising the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries for...
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Pak. corvette collides with Indian warship after ‘unsafe approach’
APakistan Navy corvette collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship after approaching it at high speed and manoeuvring in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner in the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday evening. The incident prompted India to summon...
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Merchants face 0.4% fee on UPI payment above ₹2,000
Merchants will have to pay a charge of 0.4% on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 from October 15, the National Payments Corporation of India said in a circular on Tuesday. The levy will go to payment ecosystem partners such as banks and payment...
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PM Modi ags weaponisation of technology and critical minerals
Warning against the “weaponisation” of technology and access to critical minerals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted new BRICS initiatives to strengthen supply chains and increase resilience against disruptions, pandemics, and climate...
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BRICS bridges Iran-UAE divide, adopts New Delhi Declaration
India forged a consensus of BRICS countries on Saturday, after Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to a last-minute compromise on the language used about the war in West Asia, allowing the 11-member grouping to adopt the New Delhi Declaration at a...
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End Ukraine war, says Modi as he meets Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the rst foreign dignitary to arrive here for the BRICS Summit, held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral ties. “During today’s meeting we talked...
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SC asks Centre to review NEET-SS cut-o decision
The Supreme Court asked the Union government on Thursday to reconsider its decision not to reduce the cut-o percentile for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super-specialty (NEET-SS) seats in the current year, while expressing concern about a...
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Tensions are as Iran, U.S. step up strikes
Tensions between the United States and Iran ared again on Tuesday night after U.S. forces struck ve Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for what Washington said was Tehran’s attack on its warships near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by ring a...
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PM slams critics as he opens freight corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a dig at the Opposition over a newly inaugurated dedicated freight corridor, saying critics would still complain like a “naraz fufa” (grumpy uncle) and manufacture grievances, while dismissing Congress...
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Delhi HC calls for hostel audit; collapse toll 7
The death toll in the collapse of a building housing students in the Satya Niketan area rose to seven on Monday, even as the Delhi High Court expressed deep concern over the safety of students living in similar paying guest (PG) accommodations across...
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India, China hold military talks in Arunachal
Amid concerns over con icting territorial claims and military build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian and Chinese Armies held their rst Corps Commander-level meeting in the Eastern Sector on Sunday, marking a signi cant expansion of...
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Glacial collapse unlikely to halt China’s mega dam plan
Fresh concerns triggered by the devastating glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border are unlikely to sway Beijing’s plans to go ahead with the construction of a mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo, or the Brahmaputra river, in a...
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Bar Council has no power to punish students: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and its Chairperson, Manan Kumar Mishra, lack jurisdiction to discipline or penalise law students, rebuking the regulatory body’s attempts to intimidate NALSAR students...
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SC orders oversight of Bar Council decisions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra is serving only as the “pro tem” chairperson of the Bar Council of India (BCI) until fresh elections are held and directed the apex lawyers’ body to consult the...
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SC quashes cases against Gen Z protesters
The Supreme Court, at the request of the Centre, took a rare and extraordinary step on Tuesday to quash criminal cases registered against Gen Z protesters involved in nationwide protests following the NEET-UG 2026 question paper leaks. A three-judge...
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SIR 3.0 draft rolls see over 6 cr. names deleted so far
As the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nears its end, more than 6 crore names have been deleted from the voters’ registry as per the draft lists published so far. The third phase was carried out in 16 States and...
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India, Uzbekistan elevate strategic relationship
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday decided to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat...
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Rescue e orts on a war footing in Nepal as disaster toll hits 675
The death toll from Nepal’s devastating ash ood rose to 675 on Saturday, as authorities said rescue operations continued for a fourth day, though hindered by the remoteness of the region. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
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Nepal disaster toll rises to 579 amid search for 2,000 missing
The death toll in the Nepal ash oods touched 579 on Friday, even as the search for nearly 2,000 missing people continued for the third day after the disaster struck. The Nepal Police said more than 4,500 people had been rescued. Of the 183 Indian...
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Nepal ood toll hits 389; rescue work in top gear
Over 800 people rescued after the ash ood, 910 remain missing, say authorities The death toll in the ash ood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district bordering Tibet touched 389 on Thursday, with 910 people still missing. Nepal’s government issued a fresh ood alert...
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157 killed in Nepal ash ood, hundreds of people missing
At least 157 people were killed and more than 400 people, 133 Indians among them, were missing or out of contact after a massive ash ood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River swept through villages in Rasuwa, a district bordering China’s Tibet region, on...
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India, China push for border delimitation
India and China on Tuesday said they had discussed advancing talks on delimiting parts of the disputed border, as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing. A statement from the Indian Embassy here said...
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1.07 cr. names removed in Karnataka’s draft SIR rolls; electorate drops to 4.46 cr.
With 1.07 crore names removed during the special intensive revision (SIR), Karnataka’s electorate has shrunk to 4.46 crore voters as per the draft electoral rolls published on Monday. An overwhelming number of missing names were marked “absent,...
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U.S. MoU best way out of war, says Iran President
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday defended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war while also acknowledging that his country’s citizens face “many problems”. The MoU signed in midJune...
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Cong. alleges bulk voter purge bid in Uttarakhand
Congress leaders in Uttarakhand have alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is accepting and processing unveried bulk applications to delete voters’ names during the claims and objections period of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of...
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CJP team attacked during attempt to inspect school
Ateam of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists was allegedly assaulted and chased out of Rampura-Kanwarpura village near Jaipur on Friday, when it attempted to inspect a government school as part of the organisation’s ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign. The...
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New code voids 1978 definition of ‘industry’: SC
Under Industrial Relations Code, the interpretation will be on its ‘own text and context’, says the top court; 1978 verdict, authored by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, enabled workers to have legal recourse against unfair labour practices by employers;...
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Reforms at NTA must be enduring, says SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised the need for institutionalising reforms within the National Testing Agency (NTA) while indicating that the government must not hop from one committee to the next in search of solutions. The court made it clear...
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SC to quash FIRs against student protesters
Top court agrees to invoke Article 142 to quash cases filed against students over NEET protests Court is to form panel to examine protest issues; police yet to disclose list of FIRs, say petitioners SolicitorGeneral says police will confine probe to...
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Soren scraps key examinations as student protests rock Jharkhand
harkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Sta Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level ( JSSC-CGL) examination, 24 days after students and job aspirants began a protest over alleged irregularities...
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Bangladesh sets ‘terms’ for India visit by PM
he Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Aairs said on Sunday that ocials from New Delhi and Dhaka have been in talks for “several weeks” for a possible visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. It also said that the atmosphere of bilateral relations...
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Modi pitches reforms, reaches out to Gen Z
He warns that ‘intellectual Naxals’ are trying to revive violence and calls for their isolation Modi announces a civil defence overhaul to protect critical infrastructure from threats Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the 80th...
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India helps China evade tari
ndia is once again in U.S. crosshairs, this time for allegedly allowing China to evade U.S. taris by routing its exports through the country. The latest allegations are part of a new White House report called ‘The Great Transshipment Scam’. In...
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Jharkhand Police lodge FIRs against 500 protesters
As the students’ protest over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, the State police registered rst information reports (FIRs) against more than 500 unnamed protesters who marched towards the...
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Centre refers FCRA Bill to JPC; Opposition calls for withdrawal
he Lok Sabha on Wednesday adopted a motion referring the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), amid a huge uproar by the Opposition which demanded that the Bill be withdrawn as it was intended...
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Amid backlash, govt. to refer FCRA Bill to JPC
aced with demands to scrap the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, from di¦erent corners of the country on Tuesday — from a unanimous resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly to mass protests in the streets of Mizoram — the...
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Protesters march to Jharkhand Assembly; 5 injured in clashes
housands of students and job aspirants from across Jharkhand marched towards the State Assembly in Ranchi on Monday. They broke through barbed barricades and reached the Assembly gates as their indenite strike over alleged irregularities in government...
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza proposal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of coming elections. After more than a week of...
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More than 1.5 crore names o poll rolls in latest phase of SIR
More than 1.5 crore names have been deleted so far from the existing voter lists in the ongoing third phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission. Of the 16 States and three Union Territories...
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Pak., Saudi Arabia, Turkiye ink defence deal
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca committing “collective defence” and “collective deterrence”, at a time when Saudi Arabia is under attack from Yemen’s Houthis and West Asia remains engulfed in the...
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DMK sets its terms to back delimitation Bill
As the Narendra Modi government explores the possibility of bringing in a constitutional amendment Bill to carry out a fresh delimitation exercise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) may consider extending support if the Centre revises the legislation...
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Rijiju meets Rahul to end Parliament logjam
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in an e¨ort to break the deadlock in Parliament, with the two sides discussing the proposed delimitation Bill and the Foreign...
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Udhayanidhi Stalin held for ‘misogynist’ remarks
Tamil Nadu’s Leader of the Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested by police on Tuesday morning following a complaint led by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) accusing...
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Prashant Kishor storms BJP citadel in Bankipur
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor scripted a major political upset in Bihar by defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Bankipur Assembly byelection, a constituency represented for ve consecutive terms by the BJP’s...
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Cauvery situation better, says Karnataka CM
Stating that the water situation in the Cauvery was “slightly better” in view of the rain, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated his appeal to the Kannada organisations to withdraw their Statewide bandh plan for August...
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8 killed as extremely heavy rain lashes Kerala
Eight people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday night into Saturday, triggering landslips, ash oods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month...
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Trump touts Gaza deal, Hamas seeks Israeli exit
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the Board of Peace, an organisation Washington established to oversee a Gaza ceasere, has reached a “historic agreement” for the disarmament of Hamas and other militant organisations in the...
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Pellet guns part of graded police response, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the use of pellet guns by the police in “exceptional circumstances” was part of a graded approach to break civilian protests. The court, however, did not expand on which “exceptional circumstances” justied the use of...
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