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A flyover and market buildings in Imphal seen from above on a clear day.NationalManipur: at least two villagers killed in suspected militant ambush; protesters take bodies to Chief Minister’s gateTwo men who had gone into the hills to gather firewood were killed and four others injured near the Imphal East–Kangpokpi boundary on 19 October, police said. Protesters later carried the bodies to the Chief Minister's residence in Imphal, where security forces used tear gas to disperse them.Ram 6 days agoDr Chintalapudi Ashok Kumar, YSRCP in-charge for Addanki constituencyAndhra PradeshDr Chintalapudi Ashok Kumar: the doctor rebuilding YSRCP’s ground game in AddankiFrom hospital inspections to a free medical camp at Kundurru, the YSRCP's Addanki in-charge has built his work around public health, and party workers say it is changing how the YSRCP is seen in the constituency.Subhash 6 days agoTelugu Scope graphic with a photo of Pragyan Ojha, the new chairman of India men's selection committee, and key facts.NationalFormer Hyderabad spinner Pragyan Ojha to head India’s men’s selection panel; Ramesh Powar inductedThe BCCI has made Pragyan Ojha chairman of the men's selection committee in place of Ajit Agarkar, and added former off-spinner Ramesh Powar to the five-member panel.Ansu 6 days agoA green overhead road sign in Hindi points right to the Sheetla Mata temple and straight ahead to Amrol, Chinor, Bhitarwar and Karaiya, with a wooded hill behind it.NationalTruck smashes through barricades at Gwalior’s Sheetla Mata temple, killing at least 15 devoteesA grain-laden lorry entered a road closed to heavy vehicles in the early hours of Sunday, 18 October, and ran into worshippers outside the Sheetla Mata temple near Gwalior. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has removed a senior police officer and suspended eight others.Ansu 6 days agoTelugu Scope graphic of the Andhra Pradesh local body poll schedule: 100 urban local bodies vote on 28 October, MPTC and ZPTC polling on 3 November and counting on 5 November.Andhra PradeshAP local body polls: MPTC, ZPTC voting on November 3; coalition set for walkovers in several townsThe State Election Commission has notified elections to mandal and zilla parishads, completing a three-tier calendar that runs from municipal polling on October 28 to the last gram panchayat phase on December 2.Subhash 6 days agoTelugu Scope graphic with a photo of YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the key points of his remarks on the 2023 election commissioners law.Andhra PradeshJagan calls YSRCP’s support for 2023 election commissioner law a mistake; TDP and BJP question the U-turnThe former Chief Minister wants the Chief Justice of India restored to the panel that picks election commissioners. The TDP and BJP say the change of heart is a matter of political convenience.Subhash 6 days agoA Durga idol on a lotus base, pouring water from a pot, inside a pandal with brick-style pillars and a blue wave backdrop.NationalKolkata Puja crush: Seven arrested, High Court judge to head probe into 19 deathsTwo senior office-bearers of the Chorbagan Durga Puja committee are among those held after the 17 October crush in north Kolkata, as West Bengal keeps the city police out of the investigation.Dinesh Raja 6 days agoA Garba ground decorated with string lights; representative imageTelanganaStudent killed as lighting structure falls during Dandiya night at MVSR college; police book managementA first-year engineering student died and at least 12 others were hurt when a lights stand gave way in high wind at a college festival in Nadergul on 17 October. Adibatla police have registered a case against the college management.Ansu 6 days agoA man wades through water crowded with floating flower Bathukammas.TelanganaSaddula Bathukamma lights up Tank Bund as Telangana’s nine-day flower festival endsFlowers, folk music and fireworks marked the state government's closing celebration on the banks of Hussain Sagar on the evening of 18 October, while women across Telangana's districts gathered at lakes and temples to bid the festival farewell.Dinesh Raja 6 days agoA large outdoor sign with the Meta logo and name.NationalCentre tells Meta its feeds must not steer users towards a narrow set of narrativesAn IT Ministry advisory to the owner of Facebook and Instagram asks it to rethink how posts are ranked and recommended, and to label event footage whose time or place is unclear. A digital rights group has called it censorship and wants it withdrawn.Ram 6 days ago