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CEC protests: Bombay High Court says won’t allow detentions that violate law

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Police at Shivaji Park amid CJP protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: ANI The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) said it would not permit detentions that violate the law, while hearing a petition on the Mumbai Police’s detention of protesters during demonstrations against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)…

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, lower lobe of right lung removed: Vatican

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, lower lobe of right lung removed: Vatican

Pope Leo arrives at Gemelli Hospital ahead of his surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, on October 13, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV’s surgery confirmed that he has lung cancer, and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said Tuesday (October 13, 2026). The tests…

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Ranji Trophy: Hamstring injury rules Mhatre out for six weeks

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Ranji Trophy: Hamstring injury rules Mhatre out for six weeks

Mumbai Ranji Team Vice Captain Ayush Mhatre. File | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai’s promising opener and vice-captain Ayush Mhatre is set to miss at least six weeks of cricket after sustaining a suspected Grade 4 tear in his right hamstring during the team’s Ranji Trophy season-opener against Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Cricket…

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Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s twin remarks fuel buzz of rift within State BJP unit

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Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s twin remarks fuel buzz of rift within State BJP unit

Two statements from former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday — one a sharp rebuke and the other a soft political reminder — were enough to heat up the State’s politics and fuel speculation that all may not be well within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The latest row hints at…

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Over a dozen children dead after boat capsizes in Bihar’s Vaishali

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Over a dozen children dead after boat capsizes in Bihar’s Vaishali

People gather at a local hopital after a boat capsized in the Ganga river, with several people feared drowned, in Bihar’s Vaishali district on October 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI At least 13 children died after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Vaishali district of Bihar, under Raghopur police station area on…

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Delhi govt. makes Aadhaar mandatory for electricity subsidy

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Delhi govt. makes Aadhaar mandatory for electricity subsidy

In August, the Delhi government tabled a CAG report in the Assembly on “lapses” in the subsidy scheme under the Aam Aadmi Party. | Photo Credit: file photo The Delhi government has made it mandatory for domestic consumers to share Aadhaar details to avail of the benefits under the power subsidy scheme. A notification issued…

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Root and Tendulkar: Two great players and their motto that has enriched the sport

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Root and Tendulkar: Two great players and their motto that has enriched the sport

Joe Root has said he had “an unhealthy relationship” with captaincy. Sachin Tendulkar didn’t enjoy it either | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Watching Sachin Tendulkar play his final Test innings in Mumbai, I turned to a friend and said confidently, “No one will ever break his aggregate record because no one can score 15,000-plus runs given…

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Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site based on SC order: police to High Court

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Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site based on SC order: police to High Court

Bhim Army members marching through Connaught Place on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The Delhi police on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site was taken based on the Supreme Court’s directions. Representing the police, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told Justice…

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After route diversions, commuters face reduced DTC services with hundreds of buses pulled for protest duty

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After route diversions, commuters face reduced DTC services with hundreds of buses pulled for protest duty

Protest-related restrictions have disrupted traffic and affected bus services. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Commuters in Delhi are facing a twin challenge due to the protest-related restrictions: diversions that have disrupted vehicular movement and reduced Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) services, with hundreds of buses deployed for police duty. ‘600 buses taken off’ The government…

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WRD begins removal of invasive plants from irrigation tanks along Palar River in Vellore

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WRD begins removal of invasive plants from irrigation tanks along Palar River in Vellore

invasive plants were removed from six tanks such as Thorapadi, Agaramcheri, Kolamangalam, and Melmanavur. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ahead of the Northeast monsoon, the Water Resources Department (WRD) and Exnora International have started to remove the invasive seemai karuvelam (Prosopis Juliflora) in dry irrigation tanks along Palar River, to store excess rainwater from reservoirs…

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