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Assam polls 2026 | ‘NDA will ensure Assam doesn’t become land of love jihad or land jihad’: Yogi Adityanath

In first poll rally in state, the UP CM slammed the Congress-AIUDF nexus, said infiltration will not be allowed

Bengal 2026 polls: BJP Sreerampur candidate resigns from Power Finance Corporation Limited Board, says wanted to avoid ‘conflict of interest’

Sreerampur will go to the polls along with 141 other constituencies in the second phase of the Bengal Assembly elections on April 29.

PMC accelerates monsoon preparedness work after city sinks from yesterday’s downpour

Pune received its highest rainfall in the month of April since 1896 on Thursday.

Education dept simplifies Maharashtra Board exam sports grace marks process

Applications to be submitted online from January 1 to April 15 every year.

Man posing as Infosys executive allegedly defrauds Karnataka company of nearly Rs 6 crore promising CSR grants, arrested

Based on a complaint, the Devanahalli police station in Bengaluru registered an FIR.

‘It was planned’: Mamata Banerjee alleges ‘BJP-MIM-Congress’ plot in Malda unrest

Mamata Banerjee also blamed Congress and the Owaisi-led AIMIM for using the “opportunity to provoke minorities”.

Sparring officials, disputed Bill, and two ‘unheeded’ probes: Why Sukhu govt in knots over housing projects

Under Chester Hills-2 and Chester Hills-4 projects, 228 flats, costing Rs 50 lakh-Rs 90 lakh, are to be built at Ber Khas in Solan district.

17 calls and a 21-minute conversation: Activist Anjali Damania claims Eknath Shinde spoke to ‘godman’ Ashok Kharat

Anjali Damania also accused NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who recently stepped down as the state women’s commission chief, of making 177 calls to ‘godman’ Ashok Kharat.

‘He is compromised’: After Saurabh Bharadwaj’s ‘samosa jibe’, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann weighs in on Raghav Chadha

Bhagwant Mann also downplayed the AAP's action against Raghav Chadha, saying "change in the parliamentary board of a party is not a big deal".

State’s duty is to protect animals, and to protect citizens from those animals: Bombay High Court

Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court directed the government to provide safe transport for the school children, ambulance for the citizens in the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve.

One Hyderabad apartment, eight trans lives, and a law that threatens them allSubscriber Only

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 does not recognise self-identification as the basis for determining gender. For transgender people, it marks an erasure of the very identities they have spent years fighting to keep

Mumbai’s lost lakes set for revival amid rising climate extremes

As heatwaves intensify BMC launches a multi-stage plan to trace, restore, and transform the city’s disappearing natural water bodies into climate buffers.

Why Mumbai has remained dry even as heavy downpour batters Maharashtra

The India Meteorological Department has said that heavy showers are unlikely to sweep the Mumbai region until late May.

Congress leader Khushbaz Jattana dies in hit-and-run accident in Sonipat

Khushbaz Jattana death in Sonipat after a speeding truck hit his SUV on KMP Expressway, killing him and his driver in a hit-and-run incident.

Daylight robbery: Armed assailants fire shots, loot Rs 3.5 lakh from gas agency employee

Kharar robbery incident near Peer Sohana saw two bike-borne assailants fire shots and loot Rs 3.5 lakh from a gas agency employee, police said.

High-speed rail to Noida International Airport? Jewar MLA approaches Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

High-speed rail to Noida International Airport proposed, as Jewar MLA raises demand with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for better connectivity.

Panchkula land allotment case: Panchkula court discharges Bhupinder Hooda, Motilal Vora in ED case

Reacting to the judgment, Bhupinder Hooda said, “I have always maintained faith in the judiciary. These cases had no basis from the very beginning.”

Experts criticise ‘subsidy regime’, flag falling water table in Punjab, Haryana

These subsidies, while politically sensitive and historically justified, are now widely seen as the biggest barrier to diversification.

Changing City: Cloverleaf loops and cable-stayed bridge — How final phase of GMLR will decongest Eastern Express Highway

The BMC has taken up the construction of the ambitious GMLR project, which entails the construction of flyovers, road widening, as well as the development of twin tunnels that will run beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Planning to pay electricity bill? UP power discoms online services down for 16 hours

The discoms to be affected include Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, and Kanpur Electric Supply Company Limited.

Karnataka ends EV tax exemptions: New lifetime charges to hit all electric car buyers

Earlier, the lifetime tax on electric four-wheelers in Karnataka was only applicable for battery-operated vehicles costing over Rs 25 lakh.

Birthday party feud turns violent: One injured in firing, 4 arrested

Further arrests are expected soon as the investigation progresses.

Haryana Police’s Abhedya app cracks down on extortion calls, nets gangsters within days

Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal says there has been a reduction of around 40-50 per cent in extortion calls since the launch of the Abhedya app.

48-hour shifts, harassment claims: Resident doctors flag crisis in Maharashtra colleges

From delayed stipends and no leave policy to coercion in thesis approvals and poor living conditions, doctors warn of burnout, fear and a system under strain

‘Report child pregnancies or face action’: Karnataka issues stern mandate for all hospitals to initiate Pocso cases

The failure to report incidents of child pregnancies would result in imprisonment for a term of up to 1 year and a fine, say the guidelines issued by the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department to state hospitals and the Indian Medical Association.

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