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Street Protests, Legal Route: INDIA Bloc Turns Up Volume On Gyanesh Kumar
"Modi-ji enacted a law in 2023 granting legal protection to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. They were given immunity not even enjoyed by the President of India or the Chief Justice of the country," Mallikarjun Kharge said.
No more a free circus, but a tamasha worth crores
Congress and left-wing organizations are currently staging protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Despite a Supreme Court dismissal of their petition for his removal, Rahul Gandhi continues to lead these protests. Gandhi's actions have been criticized as immature and lacking political understanding during these demonstrations. His tactics appear to be aimed at gaining publicity, which has affected his public standing negatively.
Anti-CEC row LIVE: Rahul Gandhi says Modi protecting Gyanesh Kumar; questions government over stopping people from reaching protest site
Congress chief Kharge asks INDIA bloc MPs to assemble at Constitution Club at 1 p.m.; sources say CJI Surya Kant declined a request by Rahul Gandhi for a meeting as the issues were already sub judice
The president of pretence: Why Trump's latest ceasefire 'trick' failed its first test
With petrol prices biting ahead of the midterm elections, the US president made a shock claim that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets. As usual, it's another trick that's unlikely to work.
Anti-CEC protests continue; journalists detained despite SC order, Rahul Gandhi announces march to Supreme Court as Delhi braces for fresh curbs
Restrictions likely to return as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeals to all to join INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court; epicentre of protest shifts from Jantar Mantar to Connaught Place
Video Shows Moment Houthi Missile Struck Riyadh Airport, Killing 13
Several airlines have suspended flights serving Saudi airports, and some embassies, including India, have cautioned citizens about the risks of using them after multiple Houthi warnings about the rebels' use of Saudi airspace.
Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message
Brewers edge Dodgers in NLCS opener as Turang homers and bullpen holds
Turang homers off Skubal as Brewers take Game 1Lara's fifth-inning single breaks 1-1 deadlockMilwaukee end seven-game playoff skid against LABrice Turang homered off Tarik Skubal and Milwaukee's bullpen shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers after Jacob Misiorowski's taxing outing, sending the Brewers to a 2-1 victory in the National League Championship Series opener on Sunday night.Luis Lara hit a tiebreaking single off Skubal in the fifth inning as Milwaukee took Game 1 in the first NLCS matchup of 100-win teams since the Cincinnati Reds eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976. The Brewers had lost seven consecutive postseason games against the Dodgers, including a sweep in last year's NLCS. Continue reading...
New Deputy Election Commissioner appointed in ECI amid concerns over work hierarchy
Prakash Rajpurohit fills the vacancy left by Sanjay Kumar's premature repatriation, amid concerns raised by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over IT department files not being routed through him
Long Beach homeowners heartbroken as Tropical Storm Rachel annihilates houses
At least eight buildings, representing 13 addresses, were red-tagged as unsafe to enter, while another was yellow-tagged, allowing residents limited access to retrieve their belongings, according to Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson.
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Today In History
2001 — UN and Kofi Annan Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The centennial Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to the United Nations and the organization's secretary-general, Kofi Annan. How much do you know about the Nobel Prize? AP/Wide World Photos
2000 — Attack on USS Cole in Aden, Yemen
While preparing to refuel in the Yemeni port of Aden, the USS Cole, a U.S. naval destroyer, was attacked by suicide bombers associated with al-Qaeda; 17 sailors were killed and 39 wounded. U.S. Department of Defense
1999 — Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Great, Dies at 63
American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, who was considered one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game, died at age 63. basketball quiz AP
1998 — Attack on Matthew Shepard Spurs Hate Crime Laws
American college student Matthew Shepard was beaten by two men, left to die in the cold, and died several days later in Fort Collins, Colorado. Shepard's homosexuality was believed to have motivated the attack, which contributed to expanded federal hate crime legislation.
1968 — Equatorial Guinea Gains Independence from Spain
Equatorial Guinea gained its independence from Spain
1915 — Execution of Nurse Edith Cavell in WWI
During World War I, English nurse Edith Cavellwas executed for assisting Allied soldiers in escaping from German-occupied Belgium
1901 — TR Renames the Executive Mansion to the White House
President Theodore Roosevelt officially changed the name of the president's residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. from Executive Mansion to the White House. Take a tour of the White House
1898 — Virden Coal Mine Riot of 1898
A landmark in labour union history, a coal-mine riot took place in Virden, Illinois, when strikebreakers were brought in
1896 — Eugenio Montale Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
Eugenio Montale, an Italian poet, prose writer, editor, and translator, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975. He was born in Genoa.
1866 — Birth of Ramsay MacDonald, First Labour Prime Minister
Ramsay Mac Donald, the first Labour Party prime minister of the United Kingdom—in the Labour governments of 1924 and 1929–31 and in the national coalition government of 1931–35—was born
1810 — First Oktoberfest Celebrates Bavarian Royal Wedding
The first Oktoberfest was celebrated in Munich, in the form of a horse race held in honour of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria (who later became King Louis I) to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Learn key facts about Oktoberfest Joe Viesti/The Viesti Collection
1492 — New World sighted
The New World was "discovered" this day in 1492 when land (most likely San Salvador) was sighted in the Caribbean from the Pinta, one of the three ships that participated in Christopher Columbus's historic voyage

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