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From just 11 women candidates in 1967, accounting for 1.41% of the total number of candidates, the figure has risen to 443 in 2026, making up 11.01% of the contestants. Though the increase is notable, proportionally, women continue to occupy only a small share of the candidate pool

The order by a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant spelt a huge reprieve for citizens whose right to vote was denied in the SIR under the “logical discrepancy” category

Union Home Minister Amit Shah says “a major narrative is being built... a misconception is being spread” that the southern States will lose seats in the Lok Sabha due to delimitation

No fatality reported, says Guntur SP, adding that a case has been registered and an inquiry is underway

Punjab Kings ascended to the IPL 2026 summit with a dominant seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Despite Quinton de Kock's brilliant 112, PBKS chased down 196 thanks to Prabhsimran Singh's unbeaten 80 and Shreyas Iyer's 66, securing their fourth victory.

HRD Minister calls for stringent measures for the implementation of face recognition-based attendance in higher education institutions from the coming academic year

Amit Shah says those spreading ‘misconceptions... do not understand’; he tells Lok Sabha that seats of five southern States will increase from 129 to 195 and reassures people of Tamil Nadu that their ‘power is increasing’

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged all deleted voters to apply to the tribunals and assured them that they will get their rights reinstated; she said a supplementary list for the first phase of elections will be published on 21st April and the second phase on April 27, as per the Supreme Court order

The Bill lists out about 30 ways in which atrocities may be committed against an SC/ST student in a higher education institution

The government’s intention was to push through delimitation in the garb of the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Congress general secretary says in Lok Sabha; he adds that PM Narendra Modi did not mention the word “delimitation” even once in his speech during the debate on the Bill, when that was the main issue being raised by the Opposition