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Delhi court seeks report on ‘custodial torture’ charges by protesters

October 6, 2026 admin

A Delhi court has granted bail to 17 students and journalists who were taken into police custody on Monday and sought a report from Delhi Police on allegations of “custodial torture” levelled by two protesters. Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar of the Patiala House Courts issued four separate bail orders on Monday night. The arrested persons…

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The status of the U.S. blockade on Cuba

October 6, 2026 admin

It has been nearly nine months since the U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening tariffs on any country that supplies Cuba with oil, and the U.S. Coast Guard began intercepting tankers and ships bound for the island. Power cuts in Cuba have since become very common, often lasting beyond 12 hours a…

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Four persons held for murder in Tiruttani

October 6, 2026 admin

The Tiruttani police have arrested four persons, including a 17-year-old boy, in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old petty shop owner in Tiruttani. D. Yuvaraj was hacked to death by a masked gang near Periyar Nagar on Sunday in the presence of his wife and daughter. The arrested were identified as Sushil, 24, Bhuvanesh,…

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Residents of western suburbs call for regulation of spaces beneath flyovers

October 6, 2026 admin

Sources in the Highways Department said that steps would be taken to remove the encroachments. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of the western suburbs, including Pattabiram, Thandurai, and Thiruninravur, have urged the Highways Department to regulate the spaces, beneath flyovers and service lanes, which are mostly encroached upon by vendors. Poor maintenance Motorists…

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Act against illegal resorts and homestays in tiger reserves: Ramalinga Reddy

October 6, 2026 admin

A homestay in Kodagu near Talacauvery.According to the Tourism Department, there are around 4,000 registered homestays in Karnataka. Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy has directed forest officials to take immediate action against all illegally established resorts and homestays in the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) and buffer zone of various tiger reserves and protected areas. Mr. Reddy,…

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India’s fight fades as Uruguay nets six

October 6, 2026 admin

India’s Anirudh Thapa celebrates after scoring a goal during the international friendly football match between India and Uruguay at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India showed enough attacking intent to suggest it could compete with two-time world champion Uruguay, but a second-half collapse exposed the…

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SIR: BLOs being forced to accept Form-7s without signature of applicants

October 6, 2026 admin

After the Musheerabad incident involving applications for bulk deletions became public, pre-printed Form 7 applications are still being brought to the booth level officers (BLOs), but without signatures of the applicants, during the Claims & Objections phase of the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls. In successive cases that surfaced after Musheerabad, at Bahadurpura and…

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Chennai hospital develops minimally invasive procedure to treat children with congenital heart diseases

October 6, 2026 admin

C.S. Muthukumaran, senior consultant and head, department of paediatric cardiology, Apollo Children’s Hospital, and his team along with children who underwent Fontan procedure. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH For children born with complex heart defects in which only one ventricle can support circulation, the Fontan procedure is the final stage of treatment for many, redirecting…

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ASHA workers seek ₹15,000 monthly remuneration

October 6, 2026 admin

Accredited Social Health Activists affiliated to the AIUTUC staging a protest in front of the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer’s office in Karwar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) affiliated to the All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) staged a protest in front of the Zilla Panchayat Chief…

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Ganga Water Treaty is ‘flawed’, needs to be updated: Bangladesh river expert

October 6, 2026 admin

India always looks at the Ganga treaty as a bilateral treaty but in the lean months it receives a lot of snowmelt from Nepal’s Ghaghara, Gandaki, and Koshi rivers; they also need to be monitored if we have to care for the Ganga,” Mr. Chowdhury said. Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto…

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