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Meet the Telangana bureaucrat who keeps making his political ambitions public — again and again!
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Amid speculations of BJP-TDP tie up, Amit Shah goes after Jagan government in Andhra Pradesh
Telangana BJP dissidents hold crucial meeting against Eatala Rajender following his Delhi visit
Curb violence to bring in development, Dinesh Gundu Rao tells Dakshina Kannada as district in-charge minister

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‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’: Congress needs a winning instinct

Representatives of the Indian National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) address the media in Chennai after submitting a complaint alleging sexual assault of a woman protester by a police inspector during an anti-SIR protest on October 10. — Complaint filed against Chennai police inspector over alleged sexual assault of anti-SIR protester

BJP Mahila Morcha protest in Bengaluru — JNU sexual harassment allegations: BJP launches protests against Congress’ Manipur MP

Police said the detained protesters were taken to the Vidhana Soudha police station. — Anti-SIR protesters detained near CEO office in Bengaluru; women allege police excesses

The draft electoral roll released after SIR had reduced the electorate in Delhi from 1.45 crore to 97.35 lakh — On day of biggest anti-SIR march, CEO-Delhi says 20 lakh voter discrepancies resolved

Supreme Court — Rahul Gandhi files petition against ECI in Supreme Court

Detained protestors recall police brutality — ‘Trashed brutally and slapped’: Detained protestors recall Delhi Police’s brutality

‘A hammer to kill a fly’: Why the Delhi crackdown is a crisis of democracy

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Jantar Mantar, in central New Delhi, has long served as a prominent site for citizens, workers, farmers to raise grievances. — Delhi Police de-notify Jantar Mantar as designated protest site, replace it with three new sites

Barricaded Delhi — Press bodies condemn detention, assault of journalists covering anti-SIR protests in Delhi

All protests are one movement to defend Constitution; will continue until electoral system is overhauled: Rahul Gandhi

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan presenting the Budget. — ‘The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy’ says CM VD Satheesan; Assembly passes resolution seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner

ECI — State of Play: Caught red-handed, ECI is course correcting but credibility is suspect

Mansoor Ali Khan on ECI’s credibility — “Can no longer blindly trust it,” Mansoor Ali Khan on ECI’s credibility

Kavita Krishnan — India’s role in de-democratisation: Kavita Krishnan on global gallery of rogues

CJP’s South Zone leader Vijay Reddy Mallangi — The Gandhi treatment CJP is planning for Gyanesh Kumar