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Houthi missiles hit Yemen government’s palace in Aden, killing five; PM and ministers unhurt
The strike on al-Maashiq palace is a rare hit on the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, as India again tells its citizens in Saudi Arabia to stay indoors during aerial attacks.
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EC orders voter-roll revision in 17 states and UTs, final lists by January 4; parties to get searchable PDFs
The Special Summary Revision covers Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur, which vote next year. Draft rolls come out on November 12, with…
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Peshawar school roof collapse kills at least 34, almost all children; owner arrested
The roof of an upper-floor classroom gave way minutes after lessons began, bringing down the floors below. Police called it gross negligence, and the…
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Delhi Police assure High Court of ‘all possible steps’ to regulate CJP’s Tiranga gathering at Connaught Place
The court put the police assurance on record but turned down a trader’s request for a specific order restraining the Cockroach Janta Party, while…
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‘Nobody can browbeat us’: SC issues notice to Rahul, Akhilesh over march, seeks EC reply on SIR plea
The Chief Justice said the court was “not sitting in ivory towers” as it took up pleas over the October 12 opposition march, ordered…
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US teen held over alleged plot to attack Hindu temple in Illinois; India hails ‘timely action’ by police
Police say a 19-year-old from Palatine shared a mass-shooting plan and a manifesto targeting people of Indian descent before officers picked him up outside…
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Supreme Court quashes police notice seeking journalist’s digital data from X, citing privacy
A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant held that agencies cannot use social-media notices for a roving probe into personal data from before…
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Eight US states sue OpenAI, accusing it of misleading families about ChatGPT’s safety for children
Attorneys general from Iowa, Kansas, Arizona and five other states filed separate suits seeking changes to how ChatGPT treats young users, penalties and the…
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Ankita Bhandari’s parents sit in at India Gate against Sikkim Governor’s appointment; Rahul, Priyanka join them
The murdered Uttarakhand receptionist’s parents want President Droupadi Murmu to put Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment on hold until the CBI finishes probing the alleged…
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Three Indians killed in Germany apartment fire; Romanian neighbour held on triple murder charge
Investigators in Bochum have ruled out a technical fault behind the blaze that killed two women and a man from India, and a judge…
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Houthis vow more strikes on Saudi airports and oil sites after missile hits Aramco headquarters in Dhahran
A Tuesday night strike set an office building at Aramco’s Dhahran complex on fire. The Yemeni group now calls Saudi oil facilities and airports…
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Air India Frankfurt-Delhi flight diverted to Jaipur after hijack code alert; pilots deny sending signal
Flight AI2030, a Boeing 787-9 with about 300 people on board, was searched in an isolation bay and later cleared. Aviation and security agencies…
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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons remove part of his right lung
The Vatican says the 71-year-old pontiff had a calm first night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after a 90-minute operation with no complications. Further tests…