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Delhi SIR: revised data show sharp increase in Form 6 disposal rate

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Delhi SIR: revised data show sharp increase in Form 6 disposal rate

Residents of Nehru Kutia, Malka Ganj at Special Intensive Revision camp. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA A total of 1.07 lakh Form 6 applications seeking inclusion in Delhi’s electoral roll have been disposed of, according to an updated weekly disposal report uploaded on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday. The…

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Delhi High Court quashes FIR against SSC aspirant over protest

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Delhi High Court quashes FIR against SSC aspirant over protest

SSC aspirants held a protest at Ramlila Maidan in August 2025 over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the commission’s examination.  | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirant booked in connection with a protest at Ramlila Maidan, observing that mere participation in a…

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IIT-Madras announces research projects on AI, seeks to study feasibility of small data centres

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IIT-Madras announces research projects on AI, seeks to study feasibility of small data centres

IIT-Madras Director V. Kamakoti launching a series of working papers on frugal AI framework, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The IIT-Madras on Thursday announced that it would take up a feasibility study for small data centres to be used for inference across a wide spectrum of subjects, including agriculture, space, manufacturing, health or…

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Minister inspects modern rice mill

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Minister inspects modern rice mill

Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan inspects a modern rice mill in Madurai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan on Thursday inspected the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation’s modern rice mill in Kadachanendhal. The Minister said following the increase in procurement price of fine…

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Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions

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Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions

Women plan street demonstrations in more than 20 Polish cities and towns on Thursday (October 22, 2026) to protest the lack of access to free and legal abortion. They’re accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal government of failing to fulfil its promise to relax Poland’s strict abortion laws, and are protesting even though the Parliament…

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16 poll-related cases registered in A.P.

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Dismissed police official arrested in fraud case

Police booked 16 cases against those who resorted to violence while filing nominations in 13 districts in the State on Thursday, said Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta. Overall, 31 incidents were reported, including eight in Anantapur district, three each in Annamayya, Kadapa, Tirupati and Prakasam districts, were reported. Nomination papers were either…

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Estonia on the edge as Russia-NATO tensions rise

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Estonia on the edge as Russia-NATO tensions rise

On October 12, NATO’s top military commander issued a stark warning to Russia. General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said that if Moscow were “foolish enough” to attack an alliance territory, NATO would destroy “anything and everything” involved in the attack. His remarks came at a time of rising tensions between Russia and…

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Drunk teen behind wheel of SUV rams car, crashes into electricity pole

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Drunk teen behind wheel of SUV rams car, crashes into electricity pole

The SUV after the collision with the electricity pole. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement A 19-year-old drunk driver behind the wheel of a SUV rammed into a car before crashing into an electricity pole at Peerzadiguda on the Hyderabad–Warangal National Highway on Thursday. The impact caused the couple’s car to flip multiple times, leaving both…

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UN climate damages fund earmarks $20 million to Nepal for August disaster

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UN climate damages fund earmarks million to Nepal for August disaster

On August 26, a climate-induced ice-and-rock avalanche in Nepal set off a debris flow and flooding along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli-Narayani river system. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations climate convention’s Loss and Damage Fund has set aside $21.6 million for Nepal towards addressing the damage from the Bhotekoshi floods that ravaged the country in…

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