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Delhi Court Seeks Police Response Over Congress MP Bimol Akoijam's Anticipatory Bail Plea

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A special court at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue District Courts on Tuesday, November 3, sought a response from the Delhi...

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Delhi Cop Who Led Protest Outside HQ Suspended; High Court Asks Lawyers Seeking Action to File Plea

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Manasvi Vashishta, who led a demonstration by Delhi Police personnel at the...

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India, Globally: A Country of Protest

The Narendra Modi government frequently posits India as a ‘Vishwaguru’ or world leader. How the world sees India is often lost in this branding...

yesterday 10

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Indian Americans Turn Away From Republicans Ahead of US Midterm Elections, Carnegie Survey Finds

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Indian Americans are swinging back towards the Democratic Party ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections, with...

yesterday 10

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SC Says, 'Don't Travel by Air' to Plea on High Airfares

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On Monday (November 2), the Union government stepped into the airline sector with new rules, giving itself more...

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'Counting Staff Took the Money': Solicitor General Claims in Ram Mandir Donation Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (November 2) disposed of petitions seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)...

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RSS Calls UGC’s Equity Guidelines ‘Unbalanced’, Asks Government to Keep Society ‘Strong'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called the University Grants Commission’s anti-discrimination...

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As West Asia War Clouds Persist, Quad Reiterates Freedom of Navigation in Key Waterways, Focuses on Economic Security

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a joint statement largely stripped of geopolitical positioning and focused instead on economic issues, the Quad...

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As West Asia War Clouds Persist, Quad Reiterates Freedom of Navigation in Key Waterways, Focuses on Economic Security

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a joint statement largely stripped of geopolitical positioning and focused instead on economic issues, the Quad...

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Live | INDIA Bloc's Mega Rally at Ramlila Maidan Today, Opposition Leaders to March from Minto Park

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The stage is set as the opposition INDIA bloc prepares for mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan today, Sunday...

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UP CEO Orders Statewide Deactivation of ECINET IDs For Computer Assistants After Pilibhit Voter Roll Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief electoral officer’s (CEO) office has directed district election officers (DEOs)...

31.10.2026 20

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Supreme Court Rejects NIA Plea Challenging J&K Activist Khurram Parvez’s Bail

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (October 30) dismissed a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA)...

31.10.2026 20

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MHA Extends Deployment of 270 CAPF Companies in Delhi for Third Time Ahead of INDIA Bloc Rally

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Union government has extended the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies in Delhi till...

31.10.2026 20

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BLOs to Conduct Another Round of Re-Verification For 4.7 Million Deleted Names in Delhi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Booth-level officers (BLOs) in Delhi will be conducting another round of house-to-house verification of nearly 4.7...

31.10.2026 20

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No Permission Sought For INDIA Bloc’s March to Ramlila Ground: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Delhi Police may have granted permission for the the INDIA bloc’s ‘Chalo Dilli’ rally at the Ramlila...

31.10.2026 20

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‘Odi Ji, Gunnu’: CJP Asks Followers to Use Code Words to Escape Online Censorship

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has asked its followers to avoid naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other...

31.10.2026 10

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At G20, Jaishankar Warns Against Letting ‘Tactical Calculations’ Trump Concerns Over Terrorism

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At the G20 ministerial meeting in Atlanta, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (October 30) warned...

31.10.2026 10

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Nepal Police Apprehend Journalists, Enter Newsroom Without Providing Reasons

Listen to this article: Kathmandu/New Delhi: Police in Nepal on Friday (October 30) took into custody at least three journalists and attempted to...

31.10.2026 20

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'Only When Animals Eat Their Bodies, Will They Learn a Lesson': Shiv Sena MLA's Remark on Farmers Who Died by Suicide

Listen to this article: New Delhi: An insensitive comment by Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, amid worsening drought situation in Maharashtra, has forth...

30.10.2026 20

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Jamia Students Call Off Strike as University Announces Election Timeline, Revokes Punitive Actions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Protesting Jamia Millia Islamia students have called off their hunger strike after the university’s registrar met...

29.10.2026 20

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Jamia Students Call off Strike as University Announces Election Timeline, Revokes Punitive Actions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Protesting Jamia Millia Islamia students have called off their hunger strike after the university’s registrar met...

29.10.2026 20

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India’s Climate Crisis is Killing, Sickening and Costing People Their Livelihoods: Lancet Countdown

Listen to this article: Panjim: Heat exposure caused an estimated loss of 193 billion potential labour hours annually in India between 2016 and 2025,...

29.10.2026 20

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Ram Mandir ‘Chadhawa Chori’: Opposition in UP Cites The Wire Report on 304 Thefts Caught on CCTV

Listen to this article: New Delhi: While addressing the Satta Parivartan Jan Aakrosh rally at Gosainganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district on...

29.10.2026 20

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Human Rights Watch Calls for Scrapping of SIR, Says It's 'Denied Marginalised People Right to Vote'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a statement released on Wednesday, October 28, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the scrapping of the...

29.10.2026 20

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RSS Still Unregistered in India, 'RSS Friends' Registers With US Govt as 'Foreign Agent'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Two days after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived on American soil, a group calling itself...

29.10.2026 20

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‘Digital Privacy Law Won’t Affect Press Freedom’, Says Union IT Minister as News Publishers Move SC

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday (October 28) said that the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)...

29.10.2026 20

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BJP and EC Said SIR Was to Remove 'Infiltrators'. A Report Shows it Recorded Just 1,600 Foreigners

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A year after the Election Commission of India highlighted the removal of “foreign illegal immigrants” as one of...

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Modi Taunts Congress Over Ballot Papers In MLC Polls; Party Hits Back, Says Try It For All Elections

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 28) took aim at the Congress party, which has fared poorly in...

28.10.2026 20

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Delhi SIR: SC Defers Decision on 'Logical Discrepancy', Asks ECI Why Existing Voters Had to Fill Form 6

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 28) questioned the Election Commission of India why a voter who is already...

28.10.2026 20

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'Not Going to Succumb': Congress Accuses Delhi Police of Obstructing 'Vote Chori' Rally Preparations

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After being denied permission at several venues, the Congress party has announced on Wednesday (October 28) that...

28.10.2026 20

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30 Day Limit Lapses But ECI Yet to Reply to RTI Request for Two Election Commissioners' Dissent

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Despite the 30-day statutory time limit passing, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to respond to a...

28.10.2026 20

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In Four Booths, One in Three Removals Wrong: Public Hearing in Trilokpuri Puts Delhi SIR Under Scrutiny

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Hundreds of voters and senior opposition leaders attended a Jan Sunvai (public hearing) on the Special Intensive...

28.10.2026 20

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Week After Epstein Photos Made Headlines, BJP Makes Hardeep Singh Puri By-Poll Candidate for Rajya Sabha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Slightly over a week since his photographs with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein made headlines, Hardeep...

28.10.2026 30

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Karnataka SIR Shaves Off Close to One Crore Names From Electorate

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The special intensive revision (SIR) of Karnataka’s voter rolls has concluded, with the exercise lopping off...

28.10.2026 30

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Trees Uprooted as Cyclone Arnab Makes Landfall, Six Andhra Districts on Red Alert

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for...

28.10.2026 20

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Muralidhar Takes on US, Israeli Criticism of UN Report on Gaza Genocide

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A new UN report that reasserts the charge that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and documents its continuation...

27.10.2026 30

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Male Cheetah Under Treatment Dies, Five Pellets Found In Abdomen

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The 19-month-old male cheetah that was brought to Kuno National Park for treatment after it was spotted injured in...

27.10.2026 20

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'Anti-Nationals', Hitler 'Jokes': Priorities of an ex-IAS Who Barred Umar Khalid's Book at IISER

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Madabhushi Madan Gopal, an ex-IAS officer and the chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institutes of...

27.10.2026 20

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Calcutta High Court Orders the Removal of Modi-Adani Video From Social Media

New Delhi: The Calcutta high court on Monday (October 26) passed an order directing YouTube, X and Instagram to remove access to a video titled...

27.10.2026 20

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Ankita Bhandari Case: Why Actor Urmila Sanawar's Arrest Ahead of CBI Court Appearance Raises Serious Questions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Uttarakhand Police have arrested actress Urmila Sanawar on Sunday (October 25) from her home in Govindnagar, in...

27.10.2026 30

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Ambani, Adani-Owned Media Outlets Challenge Modi Government’s Data Protection Law: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Media outlets owned by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are a part of a 21-member group of news...

27.10.2026 20

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'Hold Civic Polls Only After Deleted Voters Return to Rolls': Mamata TMC, Left, Congress, Rights Groups Urge EC

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The Left, the Congress and the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress on October 26 joined civil rights organisations...

27.10.2026 30

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China Defends Border Patrols After Reports of Face-offs With Indian Troops in Arunachal

Listen to this article: New Delhi: China on Monday (October 26) defended its border patrols as routine and said it was complying with bilateral...

27.10.2026 20

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Change to Online Form 6 – Under Fire as ‘Illegal’ – Had ‘Bonafide Objective’: EC

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a counter-affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Election Commission (EC) and its three commissioners...

27.10.2026 20

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on Maharashtra SIR

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a writ...

26.10.2026 20

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Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Condemns Arrests of Randall Sequeira, Laxman Naik in Odisha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan – a nationwide people’s health movement – has condemned the arrest of medical...

26.10.2026 20

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Suvendu Adhikari Uses Slurs Against Left Book Stalls, Ignores 19 Pandal Deaths

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Ten days after a massive drive to demolish Left book stalls across West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has...

26.10.2026 20

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‘To My Dear Friend’: Modi Congratulates Fierce Trump Critic Lula on Election

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has long projected a close friendship with US President Donald Trump, has tweeted...

26.10.2026 20

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Court Acquits Rahul Gandhi in BJP Leader's Defamation Case Over Calling Amit Shah 'Murder Accused'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur has acquitted Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader...

26.10.2026 30

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Amid Sustained Unrest Against Megadam, Arunachal's Pasighat Stays Tense Day After Violent Protests

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Tension prevailed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat on Saturday (October 24) and shops in the town stayed closed, a...

25.10.2026 30

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