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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday vowed to continue protests against alleged electoral roll irregularities until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns, announcing another demonstration at Jantar Mantar at 10 am on Sunday, even as the Delhi Traffic Police warned of possible restrictions across New Delhi and central Delhi. Addressing a press conference after police detained protesters, activists and political leaders during Saturday's demonstrations, Ajinkya Shinde, the CJP's

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is evaluating whether the US should join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. We may. We're going to look at it, he told reporters here. We just found out about the recent attack. So we'll make a decision. We move very quickly, he said. The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, was attacked again Saturday and evacuated, two regional officials said, just days after three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, were killed as the kingdom faces an extraordinary s

The Delhi Metro reopened entry and exit gates at 45 stations after a 25-hour closure on Saturday imposed due the CJP's anti-CEC protest, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announcing that gates at all stations across its network were now open. In a service update late Saturday, the DMRC said entry and exit gates at all Metro stations were open and interchange facilities at all the concerned stations were also available. The entry and exit gates of all Metro Stations of the Delhi Metro

Senior bureaucrat Prakash Rajpurohit has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Saturday. Rajpurohit, a 2010 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed to the post for a tenure up to April 8, 2030, in place of Sanjay Kumar, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Vivek Khare, a 1996 batch Indian Telecom Service officer, will be Joint Secretary, National Testing Agency (NTA), it said. The Appointments Commi

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said his government had granted permission for 12,400 new Durga Pujas this year and all of them had received financial assistance from the state. Speaking at a special programme marking the beginning of 'Debipaksha' at the Eden Gardens here, Adhikari said around 45,000 Durga Pujas were held in the state last year. Earlier, (during the previous government) to hold Durga Pujas, one had to approach the Calcutta High Court to get requisite perm

Six Delhi Police personnel, including a female member of the Pink Force, sustained injuries during the detention of around 1,000 protesters in different parts of New Delhi district on Saturday, with instances of stones being hurled at the security personnel at at least two places, an officer said. The injured personnel were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment, the officer said, adding that the circumstances in which they were injured are being ascertained. Suman, a member of the Pink Force,

Stringent traffic restrictions came into force across the national capital from 6 am on Saturday ahead of a protest at Jantar Mantar by the CJP, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with diversions planned at several points across Delhi. Police personnel were out in large numbers across the capital, manning barricades and keeping a close watch on vehicular movement as security was stepped up ahead of the demonstration. The heightened security comes amid traffic

Delhi Police expects around 7,000 protesters to arrive in the national capital on Saturday, with senior officers directing personnel to exercise maximum restraint and handle the situation professionally, an official said. During a briefing ahead of the planned demonstration, police personnel were instructed not to react to any provocative acts by protesters and to maintain calm throughout the operation, they said. Sources said Delhi Police has made it clear that no unauthorised gathering will be

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Delhi Police has detained people with criminal records across all 15 districts of the national capital as part of preventive measures ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed protest at Jantar Mantar, police sources said. According to sources, around 30 to 40 people with criminal records have been picked up from all 15 districts as the police stepped up security arrangements to maintain law and order. Police are also keeping a close watch on the movements of certain people who could m

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All 10 Rajya Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh -- eight from the Bharatiya Janata Party and two from the Samajwadi Party -- were declared elected unopposed on Friday, an official said. Except Samajwadi Party candidate Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, the rest of the winning candidates collected their certificates themselves, though SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BJP's Radhakant Ojha got them collected through their representatives, Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha polls Ajit Verma, who is also th

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Amid reports of people filing forms in bulk seeking removal of electors from voters lists, the Election Commission on Friday placed limits on individuals submitting such objections. The EC has prescribed limits on the number of Form 7 applications an individual elector can file to object to the inclusion of names or seek deletion of names from electoral rolls. During the claims and objections period, an individual elector can file a maximum of 10 Form 7 applications throughout the entire period.

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Chirag Paswan urged Opposition parties to approach CEC Gyanesh Kumar through proper channels over the electoral roll revision, saying dialogue would be more effective than repeated protests.

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Delhi Police has denied permission for a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party and some student organisations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar on October 10, a senior police officer said on Friday. At a press conference, Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi range, Nupur Prasad, cited late submission of application and violations of rules during a previous protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) as reasons for denying the permission. We have received

Delhi Police denied permission for the CJP's Jantar Mantar protest, citing late notice and public-order concerns. Here's what the Constitution and law say about the right to protest

A day before the CJP's protest in Delhi, its founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday slammed the Centre, saying it should shut down the entire country if it is scared of the youth, a statement coming in the wake of cancellation of trains to and from the national capital on October 10. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Saturday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar alleging massive irregularities in

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX said its futures trading volume rose 236 per cent between the beginning of July and the end of September, as it expanded derivatives offerings, introduced AI-powered trading tools and stepped up tax-reporting and compliance features. Trading volume at its September peak was about 345 per cent above early-July levels, while the number of daily futures traders was approximately 279 per cent higher toward the end of the quarter, the company said in a statement

Opposition MPs are awaiting an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu over alleged voter deletions, while CJP has alleged that one of their leaders was detained ahead of its Oct 10 Delhi protest

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The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) has officially declared the Rajasthan LDC Score Card 2026 today October 7, 2026. Candidates can check their marksheet at rajasthan.gov.in