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Deleted voters get one more chance in 7 states including Delhi, Maharashtra

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The Election Commission on Friday decided to provide another opportunity to electors in seven states who were marked as Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD), and whose Enume... Read More


Not just vote theft, it's rights theft: Rahul on Centre's 'Voter ID for welfare schemes' remark

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Modi government over Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh's remarks that voter ID will replace Aadhaar for identifying beneficiarie... Read More


Doctors flag respiratory, cardiac risks from Diwali firecrackers amid rising pollution

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- Rising air pollution ahead of winter, compounded by firecracker emissions during Diwali and Kali Puja, could aggravate respiratory problems, particularly among lung cancer patients,... Read More


Supreme Court terms vehicular emissions major contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Friday termed vehicular emissions a major contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR, and said immediate, medium and long-term measures were needed to curb the... Read More


Delhi HC grants 7-day custody parole to Al Falah University chairman to tend to ailing wife

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday granted seven-day custody parole to Al Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, who is in custody in two money laundering cases, to tak... Read More


US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon resigns

Washington, Nov. 6 -- Indian-American Harmeet Kaur Dhillon has resigned as the US Assistant Attorney General and head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, becoming the first senior offic... Read More


Ranjeev Puri elected as first Indian-American Speaker of Michigan House

Washington, Nov. 6 -- Democrat Ranjeev Puri has been elected as the Speaker of the Michigan House, the first Indian-American to hold the coveted post. "Today, I'm humbled to be elected by my colleagu... Read More


Deeply honoured to be your next Mayor: Indian-born Nithya Raman scripts history in Los Angeles

New York, Nov. 6 -- Indian-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman has been elected Mayor of Los Angeles, scripting history as she becomes the first South Asian mayor of the nation's second-largest cit... Read More


Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes Nepal's Humla district

Kathmandu, Nov. 6 -- A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Humla district in Nepal on Friday morning, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre. The earthquake struck Humla distr... Read More


Old Delhi building collapse: Three contractors held from Faridabad

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Three contractors have been arrested from Faridabad in connection with the collapse of an under-construction building in Delhi's Chawri Bazar area that killed two people and injur... Read More