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The Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.

Supreme Court holds amendment providing 10 per cent EWS reservation valid

CJI Lalit concurred with the view of Justice Bhat, who dissented in his minority view.

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Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30.

Brazil President-elect Lula da Silva rises from the ashes at 77

He won with 50.9 per cent to far-right incumbent Bolsonaro’s 49.1 per cent in a polarised election.

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Musk’s acquisition puts the world’s richest man in charge of a struggling social network after six months of public and legal wrangling.

For new Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part

Musk is expected to remain interim CEO but may eventually cede the role in the longer term.

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New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak waves as he departs Conservative Party Headquarters on October 24 in London, England.

New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gets cheers from unlikely place: India

The former British Treasury chief won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party on October 24.

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Mallikarjun Kharge.

Mallikarjun Kharge: A Gandhi family loyalist becomes Congress president

He defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in the party presidential polls held on October 17.

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Author Shehan Karunatilaka holds the Booker Prize after the announcement of his victory in London, on October 17, 2022.

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

He won the Booker Prize on October 17 for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.

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Amitabh Bachchan turns 80 on October 11.

Amitabh Bachchan@80: The man for all seasons

Storytellers are still trying to decode the success of the man who keeps on reinventing himself.

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Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski. On October 7, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial, and the Ukrainian organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

Human rights champions in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and the Center for Civil Liberties have been awarded the Prize for 2022.

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Director Aditya Sangwan at the film’s premiere.

New documentary shines light on Rajasthan’s heritage liquor tradition

The liquors were herbal or organic products and many brands were popularised as health tonics.

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(from left) Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla Group; Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd.; Ashwini Vaishnav, Minister for Electronics & Information Technology; Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister; Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications; and Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises Ltd.; at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi on October 1.

India enters 5G era as debt-laden carriers prepare to spend billions

The 5G network is touted to revolutionise everything from gaming to manufacturing and health care.

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A view of the Supreme Court of India.

All women entitled to safe, legal abortion: Supreme Court

The apex court also said that rape includes marital rape for the purpose of the MTP Act.

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Hilary Mantel: Bringing ghosts to life

Mantel became the first British writer, and first woman, to win the prestigious Booker Prize twice.

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