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Delhi voters left off SIR draft roll get until November 25 to apply; final list pushed to December 22
The Election Commission has given Delhi 26 more days for claims and objections a day after the Supreme Court questioned the rush, and has also revised schedules in Maharashtra, Haryana, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland.
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Banks must repay digital arrest victims in full if their lapses enabled the fraud, Supreme Court tells RBI
Calling digital arrest the country’s biggest financial fraud, the court said it will vet the RBI’s draft anti-fraud rules before they are notified, and…
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Russian drone strike on crowded Dnipro railway platform kills 14 as Zelensky questions eased sanctions
A jet-powered drone hit a platform where a commuter train and a Zaporizhzhia-bound passenger train were standing, despite an air-threat alert. Six of the…
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Race Course mosque safe from demolition for four weeks, but Delhi HC refuses to reopen it for prayers
The Centre told the High Court it will take no coercive action against the Waqf-notified mosque near the PM’s residence until it decides the…
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Cyclone Arnab aftermath: 300 Ganjam villages cut off, Odisha plans airlift as floods swamp Andhra border towns
Odisha is lining up a Coast Guard helicopter to lift stranded villagers, Andhra Pradesh has announced compensation for families, farmers and fishermen, and the…
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US tells Gulf allies to brace for renewed Iran strikes after midterms as Vance quietly reaches out to Tehran
Diplomats say Washington has warned regional partners of a possible multi-day campaign and Iranian retaliation on energy sites, even as the vice president has…
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Delhi medical procurement case: ACB says X-ray machines worth ₹14.9 lakh were bought for ₹37.8 lakh each
The Anti-Corruption Branch’s chargesheet puts the alleged loss to the Delhi exchequer at ₹842 crore, and says a tender for two X-ray machines turned…
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Centre raises DA and DR by 3% to 63% from July 1, benefiting about 1.17 crore employees and pensioners
The Union Cabinet’s pre-Diwali decision will cost the exchequer about ₹10,016 crore a year and covers 48.54 lakh serving employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners.…
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US Fed holds rates at 3.75-4% days before midterms, but two policymakers wanted another hike
The pause follows September’s first rate rise since 2023. With inflation at 3.7% and climbing, markets now expect a quarter-point increase at the Fed’s…
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Cancer drugs to get cheaper from November 9 as NPPA cuts MRPs of 543 brands, some by up to 90%
A breast cancer tablet pack falls from about ₹696 to ₹73 and a palbociclib pack from over ₹40,000 to ₹2,720, but health activists say…
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Supreme Court asks EC why Delhi voters dropped in SIR must re-register as first-timers, urges it to reach out to 47 lakh
The bench said the right to vote cannot be lost just because an elector missed the enumeration form, and the Election Commission agreed to…
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At least 30 killed as high-speed train ploughs into stationary train near Toledo in Spain
A Renfe AVE service from Madrid to Seville struck the back of a stopped Iryo train near Urda, derailing carriages down an embankment. Officials…
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Israel’s official count puts Netanyahu bloc ahead at 56 seats, reversing exit polls but still short of a majority
With about two-thirds of ballot boxes counted, the prime minister’s camp leads Gadi Eisenkot’s alliance by eight seats, yet neither side has a clear…