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India news: Supreme Court likely to hear Rahul Gandhi's Election Commision plea

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India's Supreme Court is set to hear a petition led by Rahul Gandhi challenging the revision of voter lists that has removed over 130 million names, while Foreign Minister S.
Jaishankar meets his UAE counterpart and three Indian nationals die in a suspected arson fire in Bochum, Germany.

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The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in India has removed over 130 million names, prompting opposition protests and legal challenges alleging manipulation to benefit the ruling BJP. The Election Commission denies bias, stating the exercise removes deceased, relocated, duplicate, and illegal foreign voters.

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Here are the latest developments from India on Thursday, October 15:

Supreme Court expected to hear Rahul Gandhi-led petition against revision of voter lists

Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar meets UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Three Indian nationals killed in Germany building fire, arson suspected

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the petition challenging voter list revisions
Very likely · Within days
German authorities will continue investigating the Bochum fire as a suspected arson case
Very likely · Within weeks

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What specific evidence supports the opposition's claim of manipulation in voter list revisions?
What is the status of the arson investigation in Bochum, Germany?
Will the Supreme Court grant an interim suspension of the voter list revision process?

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