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Pune witnessed widespread commuter inconvenience as 97 PMPML buses broke down during sudden heavy showers. Officials admitted unpreparedness, citing unexpected intensity and a focus on summer maintenance. Passengers faced significant hardship with stalled buses and long waits for alternative transport, raising concerns about the transport body's monsoon readiness.

After Raghav Chadha's ousting as deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, AAP leaders launched an intense critique, branding him as overly focused on superficial publicity while neglecting critical party ideologies. His peers challenged his muted stance on urgent political affairs and his conspicuous lack of presence at protests, suggesting a possible intimidation by PM Modi.

“Standing in Kashmir, I want to convey to our neighbouring country that POK, an integral part of India, will witness ‘ghar wapsi’ and rejoin India. People of POK want to have a referendum there after witnessing the current development pace in Kashmir,” says Mr. Ilyasi

”We want SIR (Special Intensive Revision) in Maharashtra. There are problems with the electoral rolls, and we have even been raising them. But while the Opposition says there are problems, it opposes SIR,” Fadnavis said

In a dramatic turn of events, Iran has intensified confrontations by bringing down a US A-10 Warthog over the vital Strait of Hormuz, following a prior F-15 incident. President Trump labeled the escalating scenario as 'war,' although he reassured that it would not alter the course of negotiations in progress.

There is no political ego in it, says the Rajya Sabha MP, as speculation grows about a reconciliation between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray

The Uttar Pradesh ATS received intelligence that a group was in constant contact with a Pakistani handler through various social media platforms and was doing anti-national activities, says official statement

Absence of clarity on relocation sites, numbers, consent process raises concern among tribal communities.

As per sources in the Navy, the commissioning was not made public and was carried out quietly, but Mr. Singh dropped enough hints to acknowledge the commissioning of the vessel

Red Corridor shrinks to just two districts in 2026, reflecting a shift in the severity of left-wing extremism across affected regions

Demand shifts to Indian CCTV brands, discussions on replacing Chinese systems begin across government and large projects

Despite a structurally discriminatory federal fiscal architecture, it is a journey marked by unprecedented human development gains and economic growth

On March 31, over 10,000 devotees, mostly women, thronged the Sheetla Mata temple in Nalanda, Bihar. The temple, which normally holds 500-1,000 people, was overwhelmed, triggering a stampede that claimed nine lives. Victims’ families allege that priests let devotees enter through the exit gate after collecting money. Amit Bhelari reports on how poor crowd management and inadequate arrangements worsened the tragedy

US President Donald Trump stated that the United States is currently in the midst of a war and emphasized that the downing of two American jets would not impact ongoing or future negotiations with Iran. Speaking about the US-led search and rescue operations in Iran following the incidents, Trump declined to provide details, citing the sensitivity and intensity of the mission. He expressed frustration over some media coverage of the situation, describing it as misrepresenting the efforts of US personnel involved.

Agriculture remains the main occupation but with waterbodies filling up only after a good spell of rain, the farming community depends largely on borewells for cultivation

At a depth of 150 km, Afghanistan was the epicentre of the earthquake, which also shook Pakistan