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SAD will establish ‘Build Punjab’ department, says Badal

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 23:45
“We will allow industrialists to install their own solar power plants which would bring down their power rates to ₹1.50 per unit,” Sukhbir Singh Badal said
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $1 million to feed 2.4 million New Yorkers

Times of India - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 22:21
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to charities across the US, supporting food banks, children's hospitals, education and animal welfare. Their $1 million contribution to New York's City Harvest is expected to help provide food to more than 2.4 million residents this summer. Several nonprofit leaders expressed shock and gratitude after learning about the unexpected gifts, which arrived as many communities face growing financial and food insecurity.
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Heavy polling in second phase panchayat elections for Sarpanch, Ward Panch in Rajasthan

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 22:09
The highest voter turnout was recorded at 84.37% in Jaipur district’s Rampura Dabri
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R. Nishanthini takes charge as District Police Chief (Kochi City)

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 22:03
She is the first woman to hold the post of District Police Chief (Kochi City). She was Inspector General of Police, South Zone, before replacing S. Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar as District Police Chief
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On JD(U) 23rd foundation day, party gives credit to Nitish for Bihar’s development

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 22:02
JD(U) State president pointed out that while the term “Bihari” had become synonymous with contempt and neglect before 2005, Nitish Kumar, through his efforts, restored honour and self-respect to Bihar and its people
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Deeply distressing to see ambulances stranded, students missing classes during convoy movement in Kashmir: Sakina Itoo

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 21:12
Sakina Ittoo appealed to L-G Sinha “to explore practical traffic management measures that uphold essential security protocols while ensuring uninterrupted passage for ambulances and minimising public inconvenience.”
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17 NC MLAs issue 15-day ultimatum to address ‘coterie culture’, other issues in party

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 20:48
Four-hour meeting of the 17 NC legislators in Srinagar comes three days after party vice-president and J&K CM Omar Abdullah expanded the Cabinet, leaving several leaders disgruntled at not being given a berth
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Failed relationships cannot turn consensual sex into rape: Supreme Court

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 20:34
Court distinguishes between consent allegedly obtained through deception and regret over consensual intimacy after a relationship ends
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Election Commission’s appeals against 16.10 lakh cleared voters raise legal questions

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 20:30
The officials who filed appeals against the inclusion of the 16.10 lakh voters may not have had the authority to do so under the Representation of the People Act; according to the Act, the CEO/DEO/ERO/AERO are the authorities with respect to electoral rolls
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Haryana BJP MLA questions party’s merit-based jobs policy, warns of anti-incumbency

Hindu - Fri, 10/30/2026 - 19:58
The BJP has consistently projected its policy of providing jobs without political recommendations or bribes as one of its biggest achievements in Haryana
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