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Surveillance is not the only privacy issue

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:46
Who is responsible, when a protester is identified by a camera, doxxed by anonymous accounts, and then threatened at home? What happens to privacy when an electoral-roll decision determines whether someone can vote? Which safeguard applies when data gathered by the police is held by a private company?
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Food Safety dept. officials direct stall owners to maintain hygiene

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:31
Officials conduct surprise raids at Eat Street, interact with the public and enquire about the quality of food being sold
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R. Veeramani booked for abetting suicide of minor in 2004

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:28
Chennai Police also book third case against the octogenarian businessmen under the POCSO Act
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Protest intensifies against large-scale water extraction from Tejaswini river in Keralam’s Kasaragod

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:20
Protesters say water extraction from the Tejaswini is expected to exceed 30 MLD in March and April. They fear it will worsen water scarcity
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At CWC meet, Rahul says Modi told him: ‘When we go, you will come'

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:10
Leader of Opposition says Congress must resist both inside Parliament and on the streets; asserts CEC Gyanesh Kumar has to resign
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Drug menace dominates BJP’s poll campaign in Punjab as it cuts across caste, religion, age

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:06
The saffron party, which has historically struggled to make inroads in Punjab, is aggressively pushing its campaign around the drug menace issue to get a foothold in the border State.
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Centre moves Supreme Court to stay hearings on Great Nicobar project

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:02
Centre reiterates in Supreme Court that the petitioner, Meena Gupta, has no locus standi to move court in the matter and the petitions are an abuse of process; Calcutta High Court had rejected this argument in May and paved the way for a final hearing in November
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US to lend 40m barrel oil from strategic reserve as Ukraine war strains supply

Times of India - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:56
The United States has proposed a loan of 40 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to energy companies. This initiative is designed to counteract rising oil prices, which have been significantly impacted by the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. As Indian refiners brace for a decline in Russian oil supplies, competition with China is pushing them toward pricier oil options.
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With eye on New Zealand tour, BCCI to issue Ranji Trophy diktat

Times of India - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:46
With India's tour of New Zealand set to begin on October 22, the mental preparations have already begun. Ahead of the bumper five T20I, five ODI and two Test series, the key members of the Test squad would be required to play domestic cricket to stay fit and match sharp.
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Japan calls on India to fast-track internal process on UNICORN naval radar agreement

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:35
The pact for transfer of technology was signed during Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s India visit in July
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Delhi bus gang rape: Charge sheet mentions semen, hair strands as key evidence

Times of India - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:34
Delhi Police has charged a sleeper bus driver and conductor for allegedly gangraping a minor in August. The minor boarded the bus in Greater Noida believing it was heading to her destination. After the assault, she was dropped near Kashmere Gate, where she reported the incident. Forensic evidence collected from the bus includes semen samples and hair strands.
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Country has lost its way, but always finds its path back: Murli Manohar Joshi

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:29
From growing trust deficit in Indian politics to the mishandling of the youth protest at Jantar Mantar, BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, in an interview to The Hindu, speaks at length on various burning issues in the country. On the Ayodhya Ram Temple, he holds the government responsible for the temple trust’s functioning and stressed the need for fair elections and public trust in the SIR process
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14 arrested, police search for content creators of AI-generated videos that led to Ujjain violence

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:24
The videos spread a rumour that the authorities were demolishing the entire mosque structure, allegedly provoked people to march to the Shahi Masjid and clash with the police
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Days after India-Pakistan sparring at UN, senior Indian official visits Islamabad for SCO planning meet

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 17:24
First such official visit by Indian delegation since Operation Indoor; Senior External Affair Ministry official leads team at three-day SCO preparatory meeting 
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