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Police detaining a protester in Delhi on Saturday. — UN Human Rights body concerned over mass detentions in India, calls for release of protesters

Police whisked away the detained students on waiting buses. — The road to Jantar Mantar: A day inside India’s sealed capital

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Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay stand together holding a bouquet of white flowers during a meeting in Chennai. — Rahul Gandhi invites Vijay to join anti-BJP campaigns; SIR, CJP protests discussed

All major roads remained heavily guarded by police and armed personnel, with access restricted to everyone. — In groups of four, through back lanes: How students tried to reach a sealed Jantar Mantar

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. — BC reservations for local body polls: AP Cabinet clears Rajiv Ranjan Mishra Commission recommendations

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Abhijeet Dipke, founding president of the Cockroach Janata Party. — Abhijeet Dipke’s grandmother dies; CJP says no information about his whereabouts

Rahul Gandhi and Vijay at Chennai. — ‘This government will go’: Rahul Gandhi tweets before meeting CM Vijay for lunch

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