Former BJP legislator's daughter detained in Delhi
Yashaswini Raje Singh, daughter of a former BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh, says she was detained in Delhi for sitting in a park, HT reports.
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Head of Cockroach party's legal team detained
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Where the detained Cockroach party leaders were taken
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Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson detained in Mumbai
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Cockroach party's leadership passes to its second rank
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Mamata Banerjee detained by Delhi police at sit-in
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Cockroach party spokeswoman Neha Bora detained in Delhi
Police detained AISA president Neha Bora, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan as they led a march from Dilli Haat towards Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Wherever police stop you is Jantar Mantar: Cockroach party
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Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal detained outside his home
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Grandmother of Cockroach party founder Dipke dies
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Security is among God's greatest blessings: Khamenei
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India in turmoil again over voter roll deletions
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Ganges treaty talks to stay within river commission: India
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Is sajdah sahw due in sunnah and voluntary prayers too?
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel literature prize
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China's family firms struggle to find willing heirs
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WWF calls for overhaul of how the world produces food
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French students blockade schools again over education funds
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Cockroach party founder accuses Modi of stealing votes
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Sixteen BAU researchers named in world's top 2% list
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Israel marks third anniversary of 7 October attack
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US has lost or damaged 81 military aircraft in Iran war
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Republican candidates keep their distance from Trump
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Former Australian bishop jailed for sexual abuse
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Nine held in Gujarat over ‘purification’ gang rape of woman
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Who is in the running for the Nobel peace prize
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Delhi police file case against Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
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Himalayan monal is changing its call as people move in
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Protests to go on even if Gyanesh quits: Cockroach party
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India prepares to send back 150 Bangladeshis held in Kashmir
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Iran has won the war, senior IRGC commander claims
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War ends only if Iran cuts enrichment capacity, Vance says
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Scholars' union chief calls for an 'Islamic United Nations'
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Netanyahu says Iran's leadership will not survive
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France shuts up to 500 schools after student protests
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Cockroach Janata Party founder wants India's poll chief out
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Pakistan court orders Imran Khan be produced at next hearing
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