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Thousands march in Delhi to demand India's election chief resign
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Thousands march in Delhi to demand India's election chief resign

Thousands marched in Delhi on Monday to demand India's election chief resign over a voter roll revision, defying a heavy security clampdown in the capital.

Opposition and media groups allege police brutality in New Delhi as Rahul Gandhi leads Supreme Court march
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Opposition and media groups allege police brutality in New Delhi as Rahul Gandhi leads Supreme Court march

Opposition lawmakers and press freedom organizations accused Delhi Police of heavy-handed tactics and arbitrary detentions during anti-Election Commission demonstrations

India cockroach movement leaders released as CJP urges more protests
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India cockroach movement leaders released as CJP urges more protests

India's cockroach movement leaders were freed by a court a day after detention, as the CJP and Rahul Gandhi vow more protests against the election chief.

Indian police detain 'Cockroach' movement leaders and thousands of protesters in Delhi security crackdown
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Indian police detain 'Cockroach' movement leaders and thousands of protesters in Delhi security crackdown

Indian security forces detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and thousands of demonstrators in New Delhi during a nationwide protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over controversial voter roll revisions

Cockroach Janta Party says thousands detained at Delhi protest
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Cockroach Janta Party says thousands detained at Delhi protest

Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi: the group says its founder and thousands were detained as it demanded the election chief resign

India's 'cockroach' movement chief detained ahead of major protest: party
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India's 'cockroach' movement chief detained ahead of major protest: party

Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janata Party, was detained in Delhi ahead of a major protest over alleged voter-roll irregularities, the party said

India deploys thousands of police ahead of election protest
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India deploys thousands of police ahead of election protest

India deploys more than 20,000 police and paramilitary officers ahead of a Saturday election protest demanding the election chief step down over voter rolls

Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar dies at 75
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Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar dies at 75

Legendary Indian actor Nana Patekar died of a cardiac arrest at 75 in Goa on Thursday, October 8, 2026, just four days after reflecting on mortality, personal purpose, and civil dissent during his final public appearance in Dona Paula

Indonesia jails Indians in Bali online gambling ring case
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Indonesia jails Indians in Bali online gambling ring case

An Indonesian court jailed dozens of Indian nationals for a Bali online gambling operation, with most getting two years and deportation after release.

India says 12 crew injured, 11 of them Indian, after tanker attacked off Oman
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India says 12 crew injured, 11 of them Indian, after tanker attacked off Oman

India says 12 crew injured, 11 of them Indian, after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz

Rahul Gandhi detained during opposition protest against India's Election Commission
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Rahul Gandhi detained during opposition protest against India's Election Commission

Rahul Gandhi detained briefly in New Delhi as opposition MPs marched on the Election Commission, demanding its chief resign over voter roll changes

India-US trade talks hit 'plateau', finance minister says
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India-US trade talks hit 'plateau', finance minister says

India-US trade talks have hit a "plateau", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, as a US trade probe complicates efforts to close the deal

Indians protest election chief as police probe harassment claims
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Indians protest election chief as police probe harassment claims

Indians protest election chief Gyanesh Kumar for a third day as Delhi police investigate sexual harassment claims against officers at a Jantar Mantar protest.

Indian police detain protesters in Gen Z-led protests over voter roll changes
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Indian police detain protesters in Gen Z-led protests over voter roll changes

Police detained several people in New Delhi on Saturday during Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes, as demonstrators demanded the election chief resign

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over BSF killing of two civilians in Bedian Sector
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over BSF killing of two civilians in Bedian Sector

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned India’s Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad on Saturday to register a strong protest over the killing of two unarmed Pakistani civilians by Indian Border Security Force personnel in the Bedian Sector near Kasur

flydubai pilot recalls 'last push' to save 174 passengers as UAE labels cockpit attack a 'terrorist act'
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flydubai pilot recalls 'last push' to save 174 passengers as UAE labels cockpit attack a 'terrorist act'

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar spoke publicly for the first time from his hospital bed, describing how he managed to unlock the cockpit door after being stabbed by his co-pilot, as UAE officials formally classified the mid-air attack on flydubai flight FZ1073 as a terrorist act.

India's Cockroach Janta Party and student groups protest, demand poll chief's resignation
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India's Cockroach Janta Party and student groups protest, demand poll chief's resignation

The Cockroach Janta Party rallies in Mumbai as student groups gather in Delhi, demanding the resignation of India's election commission chief over voter rolls

British Sikh blogger freed on bail after nearly nine years in Indian jail
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British Sikh blogger freed on bail after nearly nine years in Indian jail

Jagtar Singh Johal walked out of Tihar jail on bail after nearly nine years. He still faces trial on eight charges in India.

Israel PM hails Indian pilot and Israeli plumber for averting flydubai disaster
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Israel PM hails Indian pilot and Israeli plumber for averting flydubai disaster

Benjamin Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and an Israeli plumber for stopping a cockpit attack on a flydubai flight carrying 174 people to Tel Aviv

India opposition parties call for protests over 'vote theft'
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India opposition parties call for protests over 'vote theft'

India opposition parties call for protests to "save democracy" over alleged vote theft, escalating their campaign against the Election Commission