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Activists Urge Election Commission to Expand Voter Relief Measures Nationwide

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Transparency activists have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expand its recent administrative relief measures for voters excluded from draft electoral rolls, demanding that the safeguards be extended nationwide rather than restricted to states undergoing special revision exercises. In a letter dated November 10, social activists Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita

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Rising Ammonia Levels in Yamuna Disrupt Delhi Water Treatment Operations

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Rising ammonia concentrations in the Yamuna have disrupted the capital’s drinking water infrastructure, prompting production cutbacks at major treatment plants and triggering civic advisories ahead of the Chhath festival. Ammonia levels at Wazirabad have surged to between 1.5 and 2 parts per million (ppm), surpassing the 0.9 ppm limit where the capital’s

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Indonesian Vice President Gibran Resigns Following Court Rulings and Parliament Pressure

15 November, 2026

JAKARTA — Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned from office following mounting parliamentary pressure and court rulings regarding his overseas education credentials. According to the speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly, Gibran submitted his formal resignation to President Prabowo Subianto and parliament on Thursday. The 39-year-old, who is the eldest son of former

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BJP Focuses on Grassroots Network and Governance in Uttar Pradesh Preparations

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has positioned its organisational network and governance agenda at the core of its preparations as a primary political force in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the state’s upcoming political landscape. Established on April 6, 1980, with ideological roots tracing back to the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, the party views

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Security threats forced abrupt withdrawal of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from boarding schools in 1984, Sonia Gandhi reveals

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has revealed in her autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love, that security threats following the June 1984 Operation Blue Star forced the abrupt withdrawal of her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, from their boarding schools due to fears of abduction. According to the book, the intelligence inputs

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Yogi Adityanath alleges large-scale omission of Hindu voters from rolls in Uttar Pradesh

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s assertion that 1.27 crore Hindu voters have been omitted from electoral rolls, combined with his revival of the ‘Batenge toh Katenge’ slogan and warnings against caste divisions, has injected a sharp Hindutva focus into the state’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. These developments, unfolding

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Delhi Government Considers Cloud Seeding Trials to Combat Post-Diwali Air Pollution

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Amid high levels of air pollution following Diwali, the Delhi government is considering fresh cloud seeding trials to induce artificial rain over the region, following two trial runs reportedly conducted near the airport. The move revives a strategy previously tested by the administration. On October 28, 2025, the Delhi government conducted two

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Ukraine, Russia, and the United States hold direct negotiations in Abu Dhabi

15 November, 2026

COPENHAGEN/ABU DHABI — High-level trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States entered their second and final day in Abu Dhabi, marking the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow in nine months. The US-brokered diplomatic effort aims to find a resolution to Europe’s worst conflict since the Second World War, amidst caution from

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Allahabad High Court Rules Land Compensation Must Rely on 2014 Rates if Awards Were Delayed

15 November, 2026

PRAYAGRAJ — The Allahabad High Court has ruled that compensation for land acquired by the Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad must be calculated based on 2014 rates rather than 2004, if an award had not been declared by January 1, 2014. A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Verma and Justice Kunal Ravi Singh issued

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Union Cabinet approves Noida metro extension and Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum funding

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a new metro rail project connecting Sector 51 in Noida to Sector 4 in Greater Noida at an estimated cost of Rs 2,390 crore. The decision was announced following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, November 11. According to Union Information and

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Gauhati High Court Rules PAN and Voter Cards Do Not Prove Citizenship

15 November, 2026

GUWAHATI — The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and a voter identity card cannot be used as standalone proof of Indian citizenship, holding that such documents are issued without formal verification based on self-declaration. The ruling was delivered by a division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and

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Uttar Pradesh Government Waives Recovery Demand for Promoted Police Personnel

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to waive an ₹8 lakh recovery amount previously demanded from 2025 batch police constables who were promoted to sub-inspectors, following appeals from affected personnel and mounting political pressure. The decision brings relief to approximately 1,700 police personnel across the state. The controversy arose after several candidates, who

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Election Commission Launches Portal for Maharashtra Voters Excluded From Electoral Roll

15 November, 2026

MUMBAI — Following a suggestion from the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an online portal offering a one-time opportunity for voters in Maharashtra marked as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate during a recent electoral revision to apply for inclusion in the final voter list. The portal addresses exclusions stemming from

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Railways attributes Assam train derailment to loco pilot speed control failure

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Four people sustained minor injuries on Wednesday when the locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Metropolitan) district. The incident, which occurred as the train was entering the station, left passengers shaken as the carriages continued to move for nearly a kilometre off

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Data Analysis Shows Firecrackers Drove Majority of Delhi Pollution Following Diwali

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Days after Diwali celebrations, the Delhi-NCR region remains blanketed in a heavy layer of smog, with assessments showing that firecrackers drove over 71 per cent of the capital’s fine particulate pollution in the immediate post-festival hours. The annual winter crisis is compounded by a combination of regional geography, falling temperatures, and trapped

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Supreme Court Rules Sons Lack Birthright in Property Inherited Under Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a son or grandson cannot claim a birthright or coparcenary share in property that a father inherited from a grandfather under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. In the case J. Rajesh v. M. Kumaran, a bench comprising Justices Augustine George Masih

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Uttar Pradesh Electoral Roll Revision Sparks Political Debate Following Voter Reduction

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — Post-Special Intensive Revision electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh have emerged as a central political flashpoint ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, following a 13.24% reduction in registered voters across the state. The shrinking voter rolls have triggered sharp political sparring between the state’s ruling leadership and the opposition. Uttar Pradesh’s total electorate contracted

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Uttar Pradesh Government Plans Seventy Eight New Biogas Plants to Convert Stubble into Clean Energy

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — The Uttar Pradesh government is moving to establish 78 new biogas plants across the state to convert agricultural stubble into clean energy, supplementing an existing network of 40 operational facilities. According to a spokesperson for the state government, the initiative is designed to curb stubble burning while simultaneously providing farmers with a secondary

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ANTALYA: World leaders and delegates are gathering in Antalya, Turkiye, for the United Nations COP31 climate summit,

15 November, 2026

ANTALYA — World leaders and delegates are gathering in Antalya, Turkiye, for the United Nations COP31 climate summit, scheduled to run from November 9 to 20, amid fresh figures showing global greenhouse gas emissions reached 54.1 billion tonnes in 2025. According to data released by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the International

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Reserve Bank of India data shows currency in circulation doubles a decade after demonetisation

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Ten years after the Modi administration invalidated high-value banknotes in a sweeping attempt to curb black money and expand digital transactions, currency in circulation across India has more than doubled, according to Reserve Bank of India data. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at

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Anand Teltumbde warns state weaponises legal frameworks against opposition to Chief Election Commissioner

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde has warned that the state is increasingly weaponising the judicial system and preventive legal frameworks to suppress nationwide opposition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Writing in a recent commentary, Teltumbde asserted that the Modi administration is mirroring past repressive tactics—such as the 2018 Bhima Koregaon arrests

Uttar Pradesh

Thirteen killed in three separate road accidents across Uttar Pradesh during Diwali festivities

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — Thirteen people lost their lives across Uttar Pradesh in three separate road accidents within a four-hour window during the Diwali festivities, local authorities reported. The tragedies—involving a vehicle fire, an overturned tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims, and a high-speed bus crash—unfolded across Muzaffarnagar, Chitrakoot, and Lucknow. Local police, fire brigades, and State Disaster Response Force

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Uttar Pradesh Government Announces Three Percent Hike in Dearness Allowance for State Employees

15 November, 2026

LUCKNOW — The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a 3 percent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for eligible state employees, raising the allowance from 60 percent to 63 percent. The decision takes effect retroactively from July 1, 2026. Under the implementation plan, the enhanced dearness allowance will be disbursed to beneficiaries alongside their regular

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Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests passport to return and surrender before Bangladesh court

15 November, 2026

NEW DELHI — Ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and national identity card, signaling plans to travel back from India to Bangladesh in December to surrender before a court. Hasina has spent two years living in self-imposed exile in India after fleeing Bangladesh in 2024. Her departure followed a popular,

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