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10 MPs among those detained after protesters breach police barricades; Gandhi siblings later removed from Akashvani Bhawan sit-in

The focus is on the Assembly election, Akhilesh Yadav says, with the party preparing to contest all the Assembly seats

“The Ganga Water Treaty is three decades old and flawed as it does not include a guarantee clause. It also does not have ecological flow and environmental flow considerations,” Manjur A. Chowdhury, chairman of Bangladesh River Conservation Commission told The Hindu

Poll panel says protocol requires meetings with political delegations to be held at its premises; offers to receive memorandum through senior-most officer on duty

Reviewing a preparedness meeting, Harish Kumar Gupta says officials should complete preparations in advance as the election process would be completed within a short period after notification

Action comes days after two government officials were apprehended by the Delhi Police for allegedly seeking bribes to process registrations under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act

The government aims to ensure that children do not experience difficulties in studies, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen says after inaugurating the programme

Highest voter turnout of 86% in Madurantakam seat; West Bengal CEO got 97 official complaints on polling day; Congress seeks cancellation of W.B. bypolls due to alleged voter intimidation, booth capturing

After police appeared to have broken up the Opposition’s march against the Election Commission of India, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi improvised by turning the All India Radio campus in the national capital into the unlikely centre of an all-day sit-in that lasted well past sunset

Former senior police officers have questioned whether a civic structure can be directly replicated in policing, arguing that crime, law and order, traffic management and emergency mobilisation do not necessarily follow municipal boundaries

Local studies and assessments, Bhupender Yadav says, are key to identifying emerging challenges, mitigation and adaptation measures, and the resources needed