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Security tightened, metro stations closed; support pours in for agitating students
1500 hoax bomb threats and 100 cases: US-based software engineer arrested at Chennai airport
PM promises fast-track courts for paper leak cases; Rahul blames Modi for crisis in response

Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 23 July
Supreme Court considers fresh trial in 2012 Sowjanya rape and murder case, faults CBI lapses
Centre ready for Parliament debate on paper leaks, says Nadda; accuses Rahul Gandhi of selective criticism
Telangana: Cab driver arrested for allegedly raping cabin crew member near Shamshabad
Sikkim hydropower tunnel collapse: Search on for Kerala geologist, other missing workers
K Annamalai, Ravi Shankar express support for student protests, urge Centre to open dialogue
Sonam Wangchuk to end fast if government assures no punitive action against young protestors
Gade Sai Krishna case: PIL alleges SIT probe ‘fundamentally inadequate’ and ‘compromised’
Armed with ‘visual proof’ of police violence against protesters, Rahul Gandhi extends ‘100% support’ to students
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CM Vijay condemns detention of Rahul Gandhi, reiterates call to abolish NEET
‘Don’t waste our time’: SC refuses urgent hearing of plea against police crackdown on CJP protesters
Assault on GBA officials: Bengaluru police arrest Namma Karnataka Sene president Basawaraj Padukote
Opposition MPs, dressed in black, protest outside Parliament even as Centre agrees for NEET debate
Hyderabad origin family meets with road accident in Nevada, USA: Three killed, two injured
Congress calls Pradhan ‘indifferent, insensitive, incompetent, and inveterate liar’ for refusing to resign
‘Hyderabad demands PM Modi’s resignation’: CJP-sparked agitation goes beyond NEET, Pradhan
Curious case of CPI(M)’s ‘You-Know-Who’ and a delayed weekend edition
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 22 July
Delhi Police release Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs as protesters gather by the thousands in Connaught Place
‘Modi teri tanashahi…’: Protest against paper leak has expanded to questioning PM Modi
Safe Footpath campaign: Police arrest five people for allegedly assaulting GBA officials
MEA confirms Akhil Joel’s death in Black Sea attack; Kasaragod Collector assures full support
Delhi Police drags away LoP Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs protesting outside PM’s residence
Karnataka cabinet expansion likely to be finalised as Congress leaders travel to Delhi

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Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora — Neha Bora, Dipke detained on ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march day in Delhi; woman protester alleges assault by police

Seva Dal condemned the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim's Governor. — Seva Dal takes out candlelight march seeking justice for Ankita Bhandari

DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi joined students and young activists protesting the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Egmore. — ‘BJP benefits from DMK-TVK rivalry’: Chennai youth urge united fight against SIR

CM Vijay in Coimbatore. — Heavy rain foils Vijay’s Keralam visit; Stalin takes a swipe at CM

Dr Sudha Yadav was sworn in as Karnataka's Governor on Friday, 16 October. — From Kargil War widow to Karnataka Governor: The political journey of Dr Sudha Yadav

Madras HC — Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu police to grant permission for RSS marches

Women alighting from a bus labelled as Priyadarshini bus in Thiruvananthapuram. — Private bus operators threaten indefinite strike from 3 November over ‘Priyadarshini’ scheme; Transport minister responds

KTR — KTR challenges Revanth Reddy to order judicial probe into alleged irregularities at SCCL

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Suhail Sajeev — Nedumbassery Mini Cooper crash: Suhail’s blood test confirms he was heavily intoxicated, say police

An embattled trio: Veena, Pinarayi and Riyas. — ED summons Pinarayi; SC may hear plea against Vigilance FIR next week

Gade Sai Krishna — Andhra Pradesh HC hands over Gade Sai Krishna case to CBI, orders compensation to his mother

Sajeev Joseph MLA handing over the ashes to Devika’s father, Prakashan. — Japan train accident victim Devika’s ashes handed over to family in Kannur

Four Keralites killed, over 30 injured as AC bus collides with lorry in Karnataka’s Mysuru district

YSRCP leaders' vehicles were attacked with stones and sticks, vandalizing and setting them on fire. — Tension on first day of local body polls nominations: Attacks and firing in air in Annamayya district

Telangana Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy. — ‘CM’s aide told us not to bid’: Rajagopal Reddy’s bombshell claims over Rs 3,300-crore Telangana road project

Local body polls — AP local body elections: Seat-sharing finalised in NDA; YSRCP releases first list of candidates