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Mass detention of Delhi protesters draws scrutiny from legal experts

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Mass detention of Delhi protesters draws scrutiny from legal experts

A demonstrator shouts slogans from inside a police bus after being detained during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), at Connaught Place, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI Amid large-scale detentions across the national capital on Saturday (October 10, 2026), as police sought to thwart a youth protest demanding the resignation…

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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison

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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison

Death row inmate Christa Pike. File | Photo Credit: Christa Pike U.S. death row inmate Christa Pike was released from a US hospital on ​Saturday and sent back to prison, where she ‌will continue receiving medical care following ​her botched execution attempt in Tennessee, ⁠her attorneys said. Pike was discharged from a local hospital and…

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Former Mayor alleges bid to move Thiruvananthapuram Zoo animals to Vantara, Puthur

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Former Mayor alleges bid to move Thiruvananthapuram Zoo animals to Vantara, Puthur

V. K. Prasanth | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Former Mayor V.K. Prasanth has alleged that the United Democratic Front (UDF) government is planning to relocate animals in the Thiruvananthapuram zoo to the Vantara zoological centre in Gujarat and the Puthur zoo in Thrissur. A team of senior officials has been sent to Vantara for this…

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Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk warns of fresh protest if detained people not released in Delhi

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Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk warns of fresh protest if detained people not released in Delhi

Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk. File | Photo Credit: PTI Climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday warned of launching a peaceful protest in case the authorities fail to release detained youth in New Delhi. “I hope those arrested will be released soon. I saw youth, journalists and even Members of Parliament being…

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Multiple ‘Jantar Mantars’ spring up as Delhi shuts

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Multiple ‘Jantar Mantars’ spring up as Delhi shuts

Police detaining a protester in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The unprecedented crackdown on protesters by Delhi Police and paramilitary forces prompted many youth organisations to shift their demonstrations on Saturday (October 10) to other areas, including the Safdarjung flyover, Dilli Haat, Raj Ghat and various makeshift detention centres in…

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Melpadom Chundan finishes first in Champions Boat League race in Keralam’s Kochi

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Melpadom Chundan finishes first in Champions Boat League race in Keralam’s Kochi

The sixth-leg race of the Champions Boat League, organised by Kerala Tourism, at Marine Drive in Kochi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Melpadom Chundan, rowed by members of Pallathuruthy Boat Club, won the fifth race of the sixth season of the Champions Boat League (CBL) organised by Kerala Tourism. Veeyapuram Chundan, rowed by…

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Multiple ‘Jantar Mantars’ spring up as Delhi shuts

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Multiple ‘Jantar Mantars’ spring up as Delhi shuts

Police detaining a protester in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA he unprecedented crackdown on protesters by Delhi Police and paramilitary forces prompted many youth organisations to shift their demonstrations on Saturday (October 10) to other areas, including the Safdarjung flyover, Dilli Haat, Raj Ghat and various makeshift detention centres in…

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Internet curbs restrict access to maps, hit digital payments

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Internet curbs restrict access to maps, hit digital payments

Police officers barricade the road to Jantar Mantar ahead of a youth-led demonstration in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PRAKASH SINGH An Internet shutdown amid heightened security restrictions in central Delhi on Saturday (October 10) left commuters struggling to access navigation apps and make digital payments, autorickshaw drivers without bookings and tourists unable…

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Women police personnel lead crowd control efforts during protest

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Women police personnel lead crowd control efforts during protest

Women police personnel escorting away a protester near Connaught Place on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP In pink jackets over their uniforms, women police personnel manned barricades, negotiated with protesters and carried out detentions across central Delhi on Saturday (October 10) as demonstrators were prevented from marching towards Jantar Mantar. Around 3,500 women…

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Mosques ignore Delhi Police advice on stir, leave it to worshippers

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Mosques ignore Delhi Police advice on stir, leave it to worshippers

Delhi mosques on Saturday ignored the police’s request to ask worshippers to refrain from attending the protests seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. No imam delivered a special sermon on the subject in the mosques in Old Delhi, Okhla in south-east Delhi and north-east Delhi. Almost all imams maintained silence on…

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