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Too Many Tigers, Jungle Too Small: Human-Animal Conflict In Land Of Mowgli
- Apr 15, 2026 15:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Madhya Pradesh's tiger population has surged from 785 in 2022 to an estimated 1,000 today. But the forests they depend on have not expanded with them.
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Why Delimitation Has Become Flashpoint Between Centre And Southern States
- Apr 15, 2026 14:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Lok Sabha seats will be increased to up to 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise to be carried out based on the last published census.
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Opinion | The Big Takeaways: Deciphering Tamil Nadu's High-Stakes Battle
- Apr 15, 2026 13:47 pm IST
- Written by: TM Veeraraghav
This is one of the hardest elections to call because of one simple fact - the "Vijay factor" is impossible to estimate, till it can be estimated - which is after the polls.
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Bulldozer Action On Maharashtra Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 180 Minors
- Apr 15, 2026 13:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Police on Saturday arrested 19-year-old Mohammad Ayaz for allegedly luring girls into a "love trap," and filming their obscene videos.
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Amarnath Yatra Registration Opens In Jammu, Pilgrimage To Begin From July 3
- Apr 15, 2026 13:21 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The offline branches in Jammu, including those of J-K Bank and PNB, witnessed long queues since 8 am as devotees lined up an hour before the start of the registration process.
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Raghav Chadha's Z+ Security Withdrawn By Punjab Amid Row With AAP: Sources
- Apr 15, 2026 13:12 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Raghav Chadha’s Z+ Security Withdrawn By Punjab Amid Row With AAP: Sources
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62% Of Poll Body Observers Deployed In Bengal From BJP-Ruled States
- Apr 15, 2026 13:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
The poll body has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Oppo
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Son-Rise In TDP? Nara Lokesh Gets Bigger Role As Party Reshuffles Top Panels
- Apr 15, 2026 13:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
- Edited by: Ejaz
Nara Lokesh, who earlier served as the TDP National General Secretary (appointed in 2015), has steadily grown in organisational prominence.
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Indian Delegation To Visit Washington Next Week For US Trade Talks
- Apr 15, 2026 12:57 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The pact was initially slated for signing in March, but changes in the tariff landscape following a US Supreme Court ruling have altered the situation.
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Poll Win For 2 Union Ministers Can Raise Political Storm In Madhya Pradesh
- Apr 15, 2026 12:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh have become vacant after Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh and BJP leaders Dr Sumer Singh Solanki and George Kurian completed terms
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'Targeted Recruits In Need Of Money': New Details In TCS 'Conversion' Case
- Apr 15, 2026 12:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
TCS 'conversion' case accused targeted recruits with family issues in need of money, sources said.
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Puducherry Polls 2026: A Namassivayam, V Vaithilingam, R Siva Among Key Faces
- Apr 15, 2026 12:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Kritika Bobal
A record voter turnout of 89.87 per cent was reported, which is the highest participation ever in the Union Territory since its merger with India in 1964.
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Opinion | Mines, Submarines, Drones: Why World's Mightiest Navy Won't Get Too Close To Hormuz
- Apr 15, 2026 12:36 pm IST
- Col (Retd) Rajeev Agarwal
Iran is relying on the symmetric advantage of geography to fight against the brute power of the world's largest and most powerful navy, the US.
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Setback For Pawan Khera, Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Transit Bail Order
- Apr 15, 2026 12:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
According to the Supreme Court bail order, Pawan Khera has to approach the competent jurisdictional Court in Assam and seek appropriate relief in accordance with the law.
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"Transformative Step": India's 1st Woman President Praises Women's Quota Bill In Letter To PM Modi
- Apr 15, 2026 11:51 am IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
Women's Reservation Bill, or Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, provides for one-third reservation for women in legislative bodies. It was passed in Parliament in 2023.
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Missing Names, Waiting Families: 17 Hours After Blast At Vedanta Plant
- Apr 15, 2026 11:39 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The force of the blast left workers trapped, injured, and scattered across the site. Rescue operations stretched through the night and into the next morning.
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Samrat Choudhary Takes Oath, Becomes BJP's 1st Chief Minister In Bihar
- Apr 15, 2026 10:57 am IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Samrat Choudhary Takes Oath, Becomes BJP's 1st Chief Minister In Bihar
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Karnataka Woman Elopes With Lover, Her In-Laws Poison Her, Burn Body: Cops
- Apr 15, 2026 10:42 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
Satyavva Helavar was reported missing. It emerged that Satyavva eloped with Krishna Patil, with whom she was in an extramarital relationship
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Probe Agency Raids At Properties Linked To AAP MP Ashok Mittal In Punjab
- Apr 15, 2026 10:40 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar, Ashwine Kumar Singh
AAP MP Ashok Mittal, a 61-year-old businessman and educationist, also heads the Lovely Group including an university by this name.
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6 Killed, 21 Injured After Bus Carrying Devotees Overturns In Punjab
- Apr 15, 2026 10:28 am IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Six people, including a woman, died in the incident, Fatehgarh Sahib Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar said. Twenty-one passengers sustained injuries.