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Hundreds Of Protesters March to India's Top Court

Thousands of protesters marched through central New Delhi toward the Supreme Court on Monday, to seek its intervention in their campaign to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are stepping up pressure on India’s election watchdog over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls, alongside…

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India's CJP Renews Call for Poll Body Chief to QuitAfter a weekend of mass detentions and heavy security in Delhi, opposition parties plan to submit a memorandum to India's chief justice demanding an end to alleged electoral manipulation, a halt to voter-roll revisions and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Source: Bloomberg)

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In India, a Dark Shadow Falls on Its Vaunted ElectionsMass protests have convulsed India after 130 million Indians were removed from electoral rolls by the country’s election commission.

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