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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

New York Times9 October 2026, 13:46 UTCIndia

A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

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