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HRF writes to UP DGP over action against workers
Hyderabad: The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has urged the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to act against arbitrary police action against protesting workers. In a letter addressed to the DGP,…
- India
Bengal: Fire at private hospital in Salt Lake, none injured
Kolkata: A fire broke out at a private hospital in Salt Lake area adjoining Kolkata on Tuesday, April 21, an official said. At least three fire tenders were pressed into service to…
- India
India’s economy projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year: UN
United Nations: India’s economy is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year and 6.6 per cent in 2027, according to a report by the United Nations. The United Nations Economic…
- India
5.2-magnitude quake jolts Manipur
Imphal: Manipur was struck by an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the morning of Tuesday, April 21, officials said. The quake occurred at 5.59 am with its epicentre located in Kamjong district,…
- India
Man on run for 9 years in Thane murder case held in Jharkhand
Thane: An accused in a murder case in Thane who was absconding for nine years has been arrested from Jharkhand, police said. Rajesh alias Uttam Muneshwar Ravidas (34), an alleged contract killer…
- India
EC vows free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
- India
West Bengal polls: 23 pc candidates have criminal cases, 22 pc are crorepatis, says report
New Delhi: Around 23 per cent candidates in fray in the second phase of West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves while 22 per cent are crorepatis, according to…
- India
CJI Surya Kant urges real-time cybercrime enforcement, flags systemic gaps
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday, April 20, stressed the urgent need for a transition towards real-time enforcement mechanisms to effectively combat the rapidly evolving threat of…
- India
HC refuses to quash proceedings against Mukhtar Ansari’s aide in Usri Chatti case
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Monday, April 20, rejected a plea seeking quashing of prosecution proceedings against Sarfaraz Ansari alias Munni, an alleged sharpshooter linked to deceased gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in…
- India
TN will continue to fight against delimitation, CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday, April 20, said he would continue the fight against the Centre’s delimitation exercise and claimed that the BJP government’s move to bring…
- India
Allahabad HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi dual citizenship plea
Lucknow: A judge of the Allahabad High Court on Monday, April 20, recused himself from hearing a plea related to the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and requested…
- India
EC will leave no stone unturned to hold free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
- India
Domestic production of oil, gas ramped up amid West Asia crisis: RBI Guv
Mumbai: The current crisis in West Asia significantly impacts India, as the region accounts for approximately one-sixth of the country’s exports, half of its crude oil imports, and nearly two-fifths of the…
- Hate Crime
From July 2026, no Madrasa Board in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has abolished the state’s Madrasa Board, mandating that all madrasas transition to the Uttarakhand Education Board curriculum by July 2026. Addressing an event in Haridwar,…
- Chennai
Virudhunagar blast: Toll climbs to 25, bodies charred beyond recognition
Virudhunagar: With most bodies charred beyond recognition, identification remains difficult, police said on Monday, April 20, as the toll in the massive explosion at a fireworks unit near Kattanarpatti in Tamil Nadu…