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Madhya Pradesh Assembly's Special Session On Women's Quota Bill Next Week
- Apr 21, 2026 22:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A special session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly has been convened for April 27 to deliberate on issues related to 'Nari Shakti Vandan', with the Assembly Secretariat issuing an official notification outlining the schedule and conduct of proceedings.
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"Had 3 Seconds To Run": Survivor Recounts Kerala Firecracker Factory Blast
- Apr 21, 2026 21:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
In four days, Thiruvambadi was expected to light up the Thrissur sky, but disaster struck Kerala's cultural capital when the fireworks storage depot caught fire on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring at least two dozen.
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"Mallikarjun Kharge Brought Shame To Nation By Calling PM Modi A Terrorist": Amit Shah
- Apr 21, 2026 21:44 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
"Mallikarjun Kharge Brought Shame To Nation By Calling PM Modi A Terrorist": Amit Shah
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Woman Rejects Man's Proposal. He Slits Her Son's Throat, Stuffs Body In Blue Drum
- Apr 21, 2026 21:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The victim, Shivraj Rajak, a Class 5 student known as 'Badal', was alone at home when 45-year-old Mathura Rajak entered the house around 10:30 AM.
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96-Hour Ban On Liquor Sale Imposed In Bengal For Polls, Trinamool Sees Red
- Apr 21, 2026 21:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh, Manoranjan Bharti, Sreyashi Dey
EC officials the state government, and not the poll panel, ordered the extension - a claim the ruling Trinamool Congress has denied.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of 2008 NIA Act, Issues Notice
- Apr 21, 2026 21:22 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea challenging the validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008.
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Heated Campaign For First Phase Of Bengal Polls Ends, Voting On April 23
- Apr 21, 2026 21:10 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The high-pitched campaign for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections came to an end on Tuesday as issues ranging from food habits, cross-border infiltration and a uniform civil code to the contentiously revised electoral rolls dominated the discourse.
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After Extending Liquor Ban For Bengal, Poll Body's Next Move: No Motorbikes
- Apr 21, 2026 20:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The Election Commission said its aim is to "ensure free, fair, peaceful and violence-free elections". To that end, the poll body had earlier doubled the duration of liquor ban in the state.
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Delhi To Get First Double-Decker Skywalk At Pitampura's Madhuban Chowk
- Apr 21, 2026 20:42 pm IST
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
Metro commuters in Delhi may soon find it much easier to switch lines at Madhuban Chowk, with work underway on the capital's first double-decker skywalk.
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5 Dead, 2 Injured After Car Collides Head-On With Truck In Madhya Pradesh
- Apr 21, 2026 20:05 pm IST
- Press Trust India
"The victims came to Julwania to fill fuel in their vehicle as it was about to run dry. They were part of a marriage party from Jalgaun village," Julwania police station in-charge Ramkumar Patil said.
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'Proposal' Turns Murder: Bengaluru Woman Blindfolds, Ties Up Boyfriend, Sets Him Afire
- Apr 21, 2026 19:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Police said Prerna had been in a relationship with the man, Kiran, for over a year.
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Naga, Kukis Clash In Manipur's Senapati District After Civilians Ambushed
- Apr 21, 2026 19:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The incident comes in the backdrop of escalating strain between the two communities following the recent killings along the Imphal-Ukhrul road.
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Opinion | Iran's Game Of Thrones: Inside The 'Group' That Wants Ghalibaf Gone, And No Deal
- Apr 21, 2026 19:05 pm IST
- Naresh Kaushik
A section of the IRGC is firmly opposed to any negotiations and would like the war to continue in the hope of a total victory. Another faction would like negotiations, but with maximalist demands on the US.
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12 Killed, Many Injured In Firecracker Factory Blast In Kerala's Thrissur
- Apr 21, 2026 18:25 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The mishap occurred in a shed where crackers were being prepared on behalf of a temple devaswom ahead of the upcoming Thrissur Pooram, which falls on April 26.
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Rs 300-Crore Alleged 'Chana Dal' Scam Hits Darjeeling Hills Ahead Of Bengal Polls
- Apr 21, 2026 18:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The controversy erupted after the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) publicly accused the GTA of failing to account for a large consignment of chana dal sanctioned under a central government initiative.
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Major Terror Plot Uncovered In Delhi, Men Working For ISI Proxy Arrested: Cops
- Apr 21, 2026 17:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The police said Rajveer was preparing to target a major hotel in Delhi-NCR and was receiving instructions from Pakistan on the task.
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'Women's Political Careers Start In Men's Rooms': Pappu Yadav Sparks Row
- Apr 21, 2026 16:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The BJP said the "vile" statement by the Independent MP reflected the Congress' mindset.
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Mallikarjun Kharge Calls PM Modi "A Terrorist", Then Clarifies
- Apr 21, 2026 16:19 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Mallikarjun Kharge was questioning the AIADMK's choice of BJP as an alliance partner for the Tamil Nadu polls when the he used the word terrorist for the PM.
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Yusuf Pathan's In-Laws Beat Mumbai Family With Sticks, Baseball Bat, Arrested
- Apr 21, 2026 15:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama, Puja Bhardwaj
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Water that had accumulated on a road in Mumbai's Byculla area splashed onto Yusuf Pathan's in-laws, leading to a verbal and physical altercation.
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Opinion | Rahul-Stalin Aren't On The Same Stage. Are Congress-DMK On The Same Page?
- Apr 21, 2026 15:02 pm IST
- TS Sudhir
It cannot be the most difficult thing to arrange a campaign meeting with both Stalin and Gandhi in attendance. The fact that it has not been done gives rise to doubt.