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Where were opposition leaders taken? Stadiums, police stations and a prison van
Opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan were detained in Delhi on October 10 during protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and reports said some…
What the UN asked India to do: Five demands on Delhi’s protest detentions
The UN human rights office said on October 10 that it was concerned by reports of mass detentions in India around the Delhi protests and called for the immediate and unconditional release…
SCBA’s resolution on the lawyers’ detention: What it asked for
Lawyers detained outside the Supreme Court during the CJP protest on October 10 were released after the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Solicitor General sought the Chief Justice of India's intervention,…
Bypoll scoreboard: Winners, margins and runners-up in all six seats
Counting on October 9 gave the BJP the Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon seats, the TVK both Tamil Nadu seats of Madurantakam and Dharapuram, and the AINRC the Puducherry seat of Thattanchavady, with…
What the Supreme Court told Delhi on Metro and road closures
The Supreme Court said on October 9 that Delhi's Metro and trains cannot be shut down entirely ahead of the CJP protest, while allowing regulated movement; on October 10 entry and exit…
CJP protest day timeline: From 8:30 am detentions to the Bar Association’s appeal
Delhi Police detained hundreds of people, including the Cockroach Janta Party's founder at the airport and a group of lawyers marching from the Supreme Court, as the party's October 10 protest against…
Why TCS results lifted Sensex on October 9
The Sensex rebounded 879 points to close at 72,472.33 and the Nifty gained 289 points to 22,520.45 on October 9, snapping a two-day losing streak as IT stocks rallied and crude prices…
Hope and Rutherford’s 120-run stand: How West Indies won from 58 for 3
West Indies chased down India's 249/5 with nine balls to spare in the second T20I in Ranchi on October 9, winning by six wickets on the back of Shai Hope's unbeaten 102…
Book Review: ‘The River Remembers’ by Omi Yadav
When a River Becomes a Witness to History ‘The River Remembers’ by Omi Yadav is an ambitious debut novel that attempts something unusually expansive: to tell the story of Bihar across 2,300…
Operation Economic Outcast: The US campaign behind the sanctions on Mumbai firms
The US State Department has sanctioned two Mumbai-based companies and five Indian nationals over alleged dealings in Iranian petroleum products, as part of a wider action against 10 entities, six individuals and…