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Normal life disrupted is Odisha”s Mayurbhanj due to BJD bandh over death of school student

Bhubaneswar, Apr 18 (PTI) Normal life was affected in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Saturday, due to opposition BJD’s 12-hour bandh over the death...

BJP, Opposition in war of words after Constitution Amendment Bill defeat

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) The BJP and the Opposition on Saturday engaged in a war of words over the issue of the implementation...

G20 satellite expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan

Hyderabad, Apr 18 (PTI) ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Saturday that the G20 satellite, designed to study climate, air pollution and monitor...

PM, Shah lied to nation on Women’s Bill, tried replicating ‘Assam, JK’ model, alleges Rahul in TN

Ranipet (Tamil Nadu), Apr 18 (PTI) Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister...

BJP’s downfall has begun: Mamata on NDA failing to pass bill to give women quota from 2029

Howrah (WB), Apr 18 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the BJP's "downfall" has begun after the Centre failed...

SC cautions HCs against growing tendency to publicly criticise subordinate judicial officers

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has cautioned the high courts against the growing tendency to publicly criticise subordinate judicial officers, observing...

Have to remove Mamata as Bengal CM, else Bangladeshi Muslims will snatch state from us: Himanta

Kolkata, Apr 18 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of diverting the...

Property of drug peddler demolished in Jammu

Jammu, April 18 (PTI) The local administration has demolished the residential property of a drug peddler in Jammu amid heavy security arrangements as part...

JK: Fire breaks out in commercial building near Lal Chowk, 19 gas cylinders recovered

Srinagar, Apr 18 (PTI) A fire broke out in a five-storey commercial building near the Lal Chowk city centre here on Saturday, but was...

Man booked for raping 16-year-old girl in UP’s Hathras

Hathras (UP), Apr 18 (PTI) A 20-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping a minor in a village here, police said on...

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.