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Amit Shah’s fresh challenge to Rahul Gandhi: ‘Come debate in Parliament’
Amit Shah’s fresh challenge to Rahul Gandhi: ‘Come debate in Parliament’
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has challenged Rahul Gandhi to take the fight over alleged ‘vote chori’ and electoral roll revision into Parliament, saying the government is ready to convene a special s ...
Yogi Calls Congress “Farcical”; Ashwini Vaishnaw Dares Opposition to Debate in Parliament
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On the last day of the first phase of the BJP’s “Save Democracy” campaign, two leaders take the party’s attack on the Congress to Ghaziabad and Jaipur
EXPLAINED | Why Might Britain’s MPs Have to Move Out of Parliament?
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Britain’s lawmakers are weighing a temporary move out of the Palace of Westminster so crews can overhaul the building. A November 4 report warns that another year of delay could add up to £420 million ...
Uber’s India Squeeze: Rapido Surges as the Driver Battle Intensifies
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Rapido’s estimated active app audience is more than twice Uber’s. Uber has the money to fight back. Its India accounts show why the fight is expensive, and its latest earnings reveal why drivers have ...
Amit Shah Leads BJP’s “Save Democracy” March in Haryana's Karnal
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The Union Home Minister walks with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini as the party takes its answer to the Opposition’s “vote chori” campaign to a close of phase one
Delhi air turns toxic again: AQI nears 500 as pollution grips capital
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Delhi woke up to another morning of dangerously polluted air on November 5, with the AQI touching 482 at 8.01 am. The spike comes even as the Centre says nearly 40 per cent of paddy stubble has been d ...
Zohran Mamdani hails ‘new dawn’ after US midterm sweep, urges Democrats to deliver on affordability
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With Democrats taking control of both the US House and Senate, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants the party to move beyond resisting Donald Trump’s agenda and start delivering tangible economic relie ...
David Jones: The Fall of Australia's Oldest Department Store After 188 Years
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Australia’s oldest department store chain went into administration on November 5, but its shops kept trading. Its trouble exposes a gap between getting people into a shopping centre and making money f ...
EXPLAINED | Why Joshua Wong Was Jailed Again, Months Before His Expected Release
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Hong Kong’s former teenage protest leader received a 10-year sentence on November 5. His two national-security cases explain how an unofficial election and an overseas lobbying campaign became separat ...