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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

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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There was a heavy police presence in central New Delhi on Friday, with yellow barricades chained together near the site of a planned protest.
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India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard

Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

© Adnan Abidi/Reuters

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