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Indian Opposition Leader Detained After Voter Roll Standoff

Police in India’s capital, New Delhi, temporarily detained key opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to end an almost nine-hour standoff, during a protest seeking the resignation of the chief election official over a contentious revision of voter rolls.

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