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Authorities in Pakistan say a roof collapse at a school has left more than 30 children and at least one teacher dead.

NPR's Omkar Khandekar has more.

The collapse happened in a working-class neighborhood in Peshawar City soon after the morning classes started.

A rescue official told local media that the ceiling came down on the students after the roof of a higher floor collapsed.

Experts say there are many such structures in Pakistan built with substandard materials and with little oversight by authorities.

A similar roof collapse in July at an under-construction coaching center in the city of Lahore killed at least 14 school children.

Omkar Khandekar, NPR News, New Delhi.

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Opposition leaders accuse the election chief of purging India's voter lists.

NPR's Omkar Khandekar reports.

Demonstrations against India's election chief have led to a sweeping crackdown across the country, with the police detaining hundreds and locking down parts of the capital over the weekend.

But on Monday, thousands converged in New Delhi from across the country to demand their voting rights.

The ruling BJP party rejects allegations against Modi and Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Neither of them commented on the protests.

Omkar Khandekar, NPR News, New Delhi.

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India is stepping up its police deployment ahead of protests against the country's election commission chief.

NPR's Omkar Khandekar has more.

The popular youth group Cockroach Janata Party has announced a sit-in demanding the resignation of the election chief after more than a hundred million names were deleted from India's voter lists.

Authorities have cut off the internet, shut dozens of metro stations, and put up barricades in parts of New Delhi.

They accuse India's election commission of rigging the voter lists to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Authorities expect protests to try to escalate over the weekend, but they say they won't allow it.

Omkar Khandekar, NPR News, New Delhi.

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