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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also said the Prime Minister should come forward and face the questions on vote theft that the nation was posing
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The party demanded withdrawal of all cases registered by the State Investigation Cell (SIC) against SUMP protesters and revocation of suspension orders issued against government employees and traditional village representatives for their alleged involvement in the agitation.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh admitted the appeal by K.R. Periyakaruppan, who has challenged a Madras High Court order that rejected his election petition against Seenivasa Sethupathi's victory in the Tirupattur Assembly constituency
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the test was conducted as part of user evaluation trials and successfully met all the stipulated objectives, as validated by data captured through various range instruments.
The rally was organised by the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) along with Tangkhul frontal organisations under the aegis of the United Naga Council (UNC)
People need a government that works for Punjab. Not like AAP, which is run from Delhi, he said
Manasvi Vashishta had joined around 100 police personnel protesting outside police headquarters against his transfer and that of Shahdara SHO Arun Kumar, after lawyers alleged the two officers had threatened advocates seeking action in an assault case.
Many Form 8 applications for address change were rejected as the electors were deleted from rolls after not being found at the old address during Enumeration Phase
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Counting for the 10 zones to be held at different locations on the Andhra University campus; candidates and party leaders spend time meeting supporters, reviewing prospects, while a few visit temples and offer prayers; authorities make elaborate arrangements at the venue
Over the years, both complete or partial bans on firecrackers have been openly flouted by people in the national capital
No reports of any loss of life or damage to property received from anywhere in the Union Territory so far
Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh says tendering process for procuring the machines is expected to be completed within 20 days and warns employees against disrupting business at outlets
The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 330 (very poor) at 8 a.m. on November 3, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data
The personnel put forward five demands including the framing of a standard operating procedure for handling confrontations involving lawyers, limiting the number of lawyers entering a police station to five at a time, and registering FIRs against lawyers involved in misbehaviour with police personnel
After years of the Israeli electorate drifting rightwards under Mr. Netanyahu, far-right parties such as Mr. Ben Gvirs Jewish Power and Bezalel Smotrichs Religious Zionism had hoped for watershed gains
The polling will decide whether President Trumps Republican Party retains control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two chambers of the U.S. Congress, or, as opinion polls are predicting, the Democratic Party wrests control of at least the House if not the Senate, also in the final two years of Mr. Trumps second term in office
What is the constitutional basis for Legislative Councils in the States? What were the arguments for and against? How are members elected and nominated? What powers do Legislative Councils have in relation to Legislative Assemblies? What reforms did the Second Administrative Reforms Commission propose?
Mokama MLA has been given a weeks time to respond to the charges against him
Around 10 people had reached the airport in two cars to seize the gold and abduct her
During the teleconference, Collectors briefed Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu on the ground situation and relief measures
Chronic smoke exposure alters lung stem cells and weakens their safety mechanisms and local immune defences, creating a precancerous state; common KRAS and TP53 mutations triggered tumours only in smoke-conditioned tissue, showing how smoking primes cells for cancer
A red alert is in place for the districts of Tirupati, Nandyal and Palnadu for November 3, 2026 and an orange alert for 11 other districts
Over the years, both complete or partial bans on firecrackers have been openly flouted by people in the national capital
Several thatched houses collapsed and residents were stranded in Ongole; District Collectors informed Chief Minister Naidy that arrangements were being made for counting votes in the local body elections alongside cyclone relief operations.
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Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that in some cases, those accused died many years ago, but their past continues to affect their families, denying the younger generations opportunities through no fault of their own
The sad events of September 17, 2026, a day that will live in infamy, have sullied Tata Sons reputation and imperilled the image of corporate India. No amount of spin doctoring can mask what happened, said the outgoing Tata Trusts board member
Tejashwi Yadav has been continuously criticising the Samrat Choudhary-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, claiming it to be on the verge of bankruptcy
The measures follow deficient rainfall in parts of Maharashtra during 2026, prompting the government to declare drought in talukas identified under the Kharif seasons Trigger-1 assessment
Very heavy rainfall is expected in Ongole Urban, Naguluppalapadu, Vetapalem, Tangutur, Singarayakonda, Ulavapadu, Maddipadu, Gudluru, Zarugumilli, Santhanuthalapadu and Kandukur mandals of the district
A day before the core committee meeting, six senior NCP leaders met Amit Shah on Sunday night and is learnt to have informed him about their unhappiness with the partys functioning under Sunetra Pawar and Parth Pawar
Protests against SIR are a recognition that it could subvert popular will
India must respect land rights of its people while building dams
If the committee tasked with defining how expenditure is measured and evaluated succeeds, Tamil Nadu could offer other States a practical approach to expenditure reform
This near-15 km stretch from Koyambedu to Alandur is likely to be opened by March 2027
Dissent must also be respected, he said at the inaugural session of the Janpratinidhi Sammelan (Public Representatives Conference) organised under the Samvidhan Pakhwada (Constitution Fortnight) by the Haryana Legislative Assembly in Panchkula
The consultation, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been rescheduled to Thursday. Chennai Collectorate officials declined to provide details regarding the postponement of the meeting. Meanwhile, the TNHB has floated a tender for demolishing 96 houses in Foreshore Estate
Committee of experts call for a shift from the conventional sterilisation-and-release approach to model centred on adoption by individuals and institutions, alongside scientific waste management to reduce the street dog population; recommends monthly maintenance subsidy for those adopting adult dogs, promotes institutional adoption of strays
The Vigilance team seized the files from the district panchayat office

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