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Karnataka SIR: Over 4,000 Form-7 seek deletion of names, largely Muslim voters, across Congress, BJP seats

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:38
In Babaleshwar alone, 1,373 Form-7 applications were received on September 22. Of these, 1,363 were filed by just 10 people, seeking deletions largely against Muslim voters outside their own polling stations
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Calcutta High Court grants interim bail to Congress Nandigram bypoll candidate

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:32
Milan Pradhan, arrested in a 19-year-old case, gets relief till October 20; can campaign for October 6 by-polls
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Former IAS officer Divya Mittal announces entry into politics, says will begin journey from Uttar Pradesh

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:24
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal vows an independent, people-driven platform from U.P., highlighting governance gaps, land, water, and infrastructure issues she aims to address
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INDIA bloc announces Odisha bandh on October 8 over new mining law, other issues

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:19
The bloc demanded the repeal of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026, and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, after protesters clashed with police near the Chief Minister’s residence
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PNB scam: CBI arrests Nirav Modi's aide Sandeep Mistry after extradition from UAE

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:16
A special CBI court remanded fugitive businessman Nirav Modi’s associate Sandeep Mistry to judicial custody till October 6
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Karnataka SIR: Deletion of voters using Form 7

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:13
Over 4,000 Form-7 seek deletion of names, largely Muslim voters, across Congress, BJP seats
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Indian Oil plans to launch packaged drinking water under own brand across 43,000 fuel outlets

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:10
The oil marketing company proposes a multi-year aggregator-led revenue sharing model as part of a strategy to grow non-fuel revenue and offer value-added products to customers
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‘Dorothy’, a long-awaited embrace for the queer community

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:04
As ‘Dorothy’ wins over audiences, trans activists and members of the queer community speak about seeing their lives, desires and struggles reflected with tenderness in Karthik Subbaraj’s film
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NHRC issues notice to Meta, Centre, Etah district in U.P. over alleged exploitation of minors in videos

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:02
The complaint raised concerns over the children’s dignity, privacy, psychological well-being, informed parental consent and possible exploitation by adults facilitating the content; the NHRC sought action-taken reports within two weeks from the authorities concerned and directed the Senior Superintendent of Police in Etah to investigate the roles of those allegedly scripting, recording, uploading and circulating the videos
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Veli-Kadinamkulam solar boat service to begin from September 30

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:59
The four-hour journey is designed in such a way that the service begins from the Veli Tourism Village boat jetty and returns to Veli after circling the Kadinamkulam backwaters
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10 military-grade drones seized from three Indian passengers at Delhi airport

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:56
Customs officers intercepted the passengers, who had arrived at Terminal 3 from Hong Kong via Vietnam, based on prior intelligence
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Thirukkural woven in cotton: Karur weaver creates 133-page fabric book

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:50
The weaver, R. Prabhu, wants to gift a book to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay
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BJP announces candidates for four seats in Bihar legislative council polls

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:47
BJP MLCs Nawal Kishor Yadav, N.K. Yadav and Sarvesh Kumar will seek re-election from Patna Teachers, Kosi Graduates and Tirhut Graduates seats, respectively
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BMIC project: H.D. Kumaraswamy fires salvo at Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accusing him of making ‘illegal land purchases’

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:44
The JD (S) leader and Union Minister accused the Chief Minister of taking decisions in 2004 as Urban Development Minister and Chairman of BMICP Authority that were in violation of original framework agreement
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Hotel industry expo in Chennai from October 1 to 3

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:38
With more than 150 stalls, the event at Chennai Trade Fair Complex will bring under one roof global and Indian cooking equipment manufacturers and suppliers
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Thirumavalavan opposes plan to outsource reading of electricity meters

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:38
He attributes the problem to shortage of staff and urges the T.N. government to fill vacancies in TNPDCL through internal recruitment
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Kerala Lok Ayukta suggests measures to improve transparency in the functioning of State Lotteries

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:36
Calls for setting up a centralised, continuously updated digital platform to give the general public real-time access to key operational data and the development of a framework for the continuous statistical monitoring of lottery outcomes
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Veeramani POCSO case: DMK moves Madras High Court to ask SIT to summon Tamil Nadu CM Vijay, Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and Nirmal Kumar

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:33
The party wants the SIT to summon the CM and the Ministers to find out if they had any materials to prove it had shielded the prime accused during its regime
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Keralam local body bypolls: Congress-led UDF suffers setback as Opposition LDF wrests seven wards

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:33
Of 38 wards where by-elections were held, UDF wins 19 seats, while LDF secures 18. Twenty20 wins in Poothrikka
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