India
- India
Parliament special session on women’s quota bill amendments today
New Delhi: A three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of Parliament is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, with discussions centred on proposed Constitutional amendments linked to the implementation…
- India
US rules out extending India’s Russian oil sanctions waiver
Washington: The United States on Wednesday, April 15, ruled out granting any further exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian or Iranian oil. US Treasury Scott Bessent made the announcement at a…
- India
No more Maoist violence-affected districts exist in India: Centre
New Delhi: In a first such official communication after its extensive operations, the Centre has informed state governments that there are no Maoist violence-affected districts in the country after more than five…
- Hate Crime
Kerala Dalit student death: Family raises suspicion on hospital treatment
Thiruvananthapuram: The family of a BDS student who died after falling from a building at a dental college in Kannur in a suspected suicide case on Wednesday, April 15, alleged that he…
- Hate Crime
17-year-old Dalit gang-rape victim dies by suicide in UP’s Chitrakoot
Banda: A 17-year-old Dalit gang-rape victim committed suicide by hanging herself in a village in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The victim’s family claimed that she took the extreme…
- Education and Career
CBSE declares Class 10 Board exam results 2026, girls outperform boys again
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday, April 15, declared the results for Class 10 Board Examination 2026 (Session 1) results. Students can check their CBSE Class 10 results 2026 on…
- Middle East
Drop 100 bombs on Lebanon: Gaurav Arya remark sparks Iran Consulate backlash
Hyderabad: The Iranian Consulate in Hyderabad on Wednesday, April 15, criticised retired Indian Army officer Major Gaurav Arya after his remarks supporting Israel’s military actions in Lebanon and Gaza. The controversy began…
- India
No more Sheru or Shaitan: Rajasthan govt to change student names if offensive
Jaipur: Names like “Sheru”, “Shaitan” and other unusual or derogatory monikers often finding their way into school registers could soon be a thing of the past in Rajasthan, with the state government…
- India
KTR slams Centre on delimitation, warns of unrest in South India
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday, April 15, slammed the Centre over the upcoming delimitation exercise of Lok Sabha seats and warned of unrest in South…
- India
SC stays interim relief to Pawan Khera, issues notice on Assam govt plea
New Delhi: In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 15, stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in the criminal case…
- India
Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister, BJP’s first in the state
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, April 15, the first from the saffron party to hold the post. Governor…
- India
US envoy launches ‘Freedom250’ in New Delhi, highlights US-India ties
New Delhi: In a colourful and symbolic start to America’s milestone anniversary, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has begun the ‘Freedom250 celebrations’ from New Delhi, unveiling vibrant auto-rickshaws (autos) adorned with…
- India
Delhi: Toddler among three killed in Budh Vihar fire
New Delhi: A couple and their two-year-old child were charred to death in a massive fire that broke out in a cluster of shanties out near Mange Ram Park in Delhi’s Budh…
- India
Consult states before delimitation, says Shashi Tharoor to PM
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, April 14, suggested “degressive proportionality” in the Lok Sabha to balance population with federal equity and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold extensive…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Vedanta plant boiler blast kills 13, injures 21
Sakti: In a major industrial accident, at least 13 workers were killed and 21 others injured after a steam-carrying tube connected to a boiler exploded at a Vedanta Ltd power plant in…
