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INDIA bloc to march in Delhi on Monday and petition CJI against CEC; BJP alleges foreign hand
Congress says there will be ‘no backing down’ on its demand that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign, as the BJP brands the opposition and the CJP ‘anarchist groups’.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo reaches new health zone as beds run short; Kenya traces contacts after first death
Confirmed cases in eastern Congo have passed 8,700, with more than 4,200 deaths. A fatal imported case in Nairobi has exposed how easily the…
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Delhi doctors see GI cancer patients as young as 15, call for India-specific research on air pollution link
At an international conference at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, oncologists said younger patients are turning up with digestive cancers and urged long-term Indian studies…
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Were Delhi’s mass detentions legal? Former SC judge and lawyers question grounds as Supreme Court takes up the issue
Prohibitory orders covered only the New Delhi district, yet protesters were picked up across the capital and in Gurugram. Legal experts say people held…
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Canada to send ministers Anita Anand and Maninder Sidhu to India with its biggest trade mission in 30 years
The visit is meant to speed up a trade pact and prepare for PM Modi’s expected trip to Canada in December. Officials say Prime…
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Hurricane Isaias leaves four dead and over 5 lakh without power across the US South; flood threat moves inland
The first Atlantic hurricane of a season held back by a historic El Niño hit Florida as a Category 2 storm. Forecasters now warn…
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Riyadh airport attack kills 12 and injures more than 300, Saudi authorities say; flights halted
The dead include four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one US citizen, in the deadliest of three strikes on King Khalid International Airport this week…
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Men chanting pro-police slogans beat anti-CEC protesters in Connaught Place; police probe videos
Protesters allege that police stood by as a group calling itself Hanuman Sena Delhi heckled and assaulted them, while stones were also thrown at…
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NIA invokes anti-hijacking and terror laws to probe mid-air stabbing of Indian pilot on flydubai flight
The agency will examine whether the Omani first officer who allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar on Flight 1073 acted alone or as part of…
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Rahul Gandhi calls delimitation an ‘attack on Tamil Nadu’ at Chennai student meet as BJP targets his Murmu remark
At the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event, the Leader of the Opposition told students they had “nothing to fear” after the Delhi crackdown, while the…
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Central Delhi’s mobile internet shutdown stalls payments, gig work and travel on protest day
The curbs covered a 4-km radius around Janpath and Kartavya Path, the largest in the capital since the 2019 CAA protests, leaving workers, tourists…
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Hurricane Simon nears Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm; warnings from Punta San Telmo to El Roblito
Forecasters expect the slow-moving hurricane to reach or cross the west-central coast on Sunday, bringing catastrophic winds, a dangerous storm surge and up to…
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Missile hits Riyadh airport’s domestic terminals, wounding many; Trump says US may join strikes on Houthis
Saudi Arabia suspended operations at King Khalid International Airport after the third attack on it this week. Asked whether Washington would join the fight…