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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at the third US Presidential debate.
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Third US Presidential Debate: Donald Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

In the third and final presidential debate with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Republican candidate Donald Trump refused to say on Wednesday that he would accept the outcome of the November 8 US presidential election, leaving open the possibility he would challenge the ultimate outcome. Read in detail

Bhubaneswar fire: Sum hospital chairman Manoj Nayak surrenders before police

Two days after the massive blaze at Sum hospital in Odisha's Bhubaneswar killed 21 people, the hospital's chairman Manoj Nayak on Thursday morning surrendered before the police, ANI reported. Read report

GST: One tax, many voices; council divided over rate structure, dual control

Unable to cobble together an agreement on two crucial issues of the proposed goods and services tax (GST), rate structure and jurisdiction over tax assessment in different revenue brackets, the three-day GST Council meeting on Wednesday ended inconclusively – a day earlier than scheduled. Read more

JNU missing student: Protest intensifies, VC & other senior officials locked in building

Hours after the brawl between Najeeb Ahmed and ABVP students late on Friday last week, an emergency meeting held by the warden at 12:30 AM pronounced Ahmed guilty and expelled him from the hostel “with immediate effect.” This was revealed in notings of the meeting accessed by DNA that was held between the warden and students immediately after the brawl. Read more 

Maharashtra, Gujarat leads in murders of RTI activists

Despite directions from the government to protect RTI activists, there is no let up in the attacks on the information seekers across the country. Close on the heels of murder of an RTI activist Bhupendra Vera in Maharashtra on October 15, fresh statistics show that some 311 cases of attacks and harassment cases against RTI activists were reported between October 12, 2005 and October 17, 2016. This also includes murder of 56 information seekers also during the period. Read full report

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