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Protest near Jantar Mantar attempt to conceal AAP's potential defeat in Punjab: Harsh Malhotra

New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Delhi BJP chief Harsh Malhotra on Friday said that the people of Delhi and the country are watching everything closely today, and the drama staged near Jantar Mantar and Mumbai on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, in the name of “Protecting the Right to Vote” was not about safeguarding democracy, but a cowardly attempt to conceal the Aam Aadmi Party’s potential defeat in Punjab, he added.
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Malhotra said that the Aam Aadmi Party staged a protest in collaboration with some communist parties, however, neither the youth nor the ordinary citizens turned up as they were expecting, the BJP leader said.
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Delhi govt to launch portal to map student PGs, strengthen safety measures

08 Oct 2026 | 7:49 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday chaired the second meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) formed regarding student accommodation and safety.
The meeting focused on strengthening safety measures, improving regulatory frameworks, and finalizing immediate operational steps involving all key stakeholders, including the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Police, and universities in the national capital.

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SC seeks dedicated funding framework for costly treatment of SMA patients

08 Oct 2026 | 7:42 PM

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New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday called for a permanent financial support mechanism for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder, observing that access to prohibitively expensive treatment should not be left to occasional charity or ad hoc government assistance.

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INDIA Bloc takes ECI fight to Raj Ghat, vows to continue ‘vote theft’ campaign

08 Oct 2026 | 7:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) Leaders and MPs of the opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday took their escalating campaign against the Election Commission of India to Raj Ghat, paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi before staging a peaceful sit-in demanding the resignation and removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and protesting what they alleged were large-scale irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.

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IMD warns of thunderstorms in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi on Oct 10-11

08 Oct 2026 | 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph, reaching up to 50 kmph in gusts, at isolated places across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on October 10 and 11. The weather agency has also issued a heavy rainfall warning for Uttarakhand on October 9.

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‘TB Will Lose, India Will Win’: Rekha Gupta calls on youth to join National TB elimination drive

08 Oct 2026 | 7:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday called upon the country's youth to actively participate in the national mission to eliminate tuberculosis, saying the combined strength of health, youth and defence can help India realise its resolve of becoming TB-free.

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