PulseWire: latest news
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Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa; protests erupt
Police say Jhota was killed while confronting a chemist over alleged sales of intoxicating substances, with the clash streamed live on Facebook. An accomplice has been arrested; the main accused remains at large.
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CAQM readies 80-90 drones to catch evening farm fires in Punjab that satellites miss
With the paddy harvest under way, the air quality panel reviewed anti-burning measures in Amritsar and Tarn Taran, two of Punjab’s worst stubble-burning hotspots,…
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CJP calls fresh ‘Chalo Jantar Mantar’ march for Sunday 10 am; Delhi Police keep curbs, traffic diversions from 6 am
Metro gates have reopened after Saturday’s 45-station shutdown, but police say Sunday’s deployment will match Saturday’s, with Metro and train measures depending on the…
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India-US trade pact will be finalised in light of ‘changed circumstances’, says Piyush Goyal
The commerce minister said the interim deal framework agreed in February is being revisited, while talks with Mexico open next week and negotiations with…
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Eritrea asks UN Security Council to act against Ethiopia as Tigray conflict edges towards open war
Asmara wants the Council to invoke Chapter VII powers after Addis Ababa accused it of an ‘all-out invasion’ of Tigray, with Eritrean troops reportedly…
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Supreme Court to sit on Sunday over Delhi protest detentions and transit shutdown as UN voices concern
A special Bench will hear a habeas corpus plea on the preventive detention of Opposition leaders and a contempt petition alleging the authorities ignored…
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Russian glide bombs flatten apartment blocks in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 15 including three children
Rescuers were still searching the rubble for the missing as Zelensky linked the strike to a US deal easing curbs on Russian diesel, calling…
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Delhi court throws out Deputy CM Parvesh Verma’s defamation complaint against AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj
The Rouse Avenue court said Bhardwaj’s social media posts were framed as questions to the government, not attacks meant to damage Verma’s reputation, and…
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Over 5,000 detained as Delhi Police block protest against Chief Election Commissioner
Former chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan were among those held as the capital was placed under heavy restrictions. The Supreme Court will…
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Trump announces Russian diesel deal with Putin; Zelensky calls it a ‘gift’ to Moscow
Washington is temporarily easing sanctions on Russian diesel to bring down fuel prices before the US midterm elections, drawing sharp criticism from Kyiv and…
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Riyadh airport evacuated after fresh blast as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
A loud explosion at King Khalid International Airport led to evacuations and flight cancellations, days after deadly Houthi strikes on Saudi airports. Air India…
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Delhi deploys nearly 3,000 bus marshals and 56 special buses for women
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said armed women police now ride evening services on some routes, and every DTC bus is linked to a control…
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Ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain convicted in 2020 Delhi riots case, 12 others acquitted
A Karkardooma court found the former councillor guilty of rioting and abetment over the looting and burning of a shop in Dayalpur, but cleared…