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Budget initiative by Kochi Corporation and Kudumbashree faces controversy as LDF accuses UDF of misusing food from Samridhi to support Indira Canteen. Kochi Mayor claims the arrangement ‘benefits the women behind Samridhi’. The new dispute is sparked by LDF leader V.A. Sreejith’s social media claims

As most polling stations were situated in schools, the grounds were filled with sand or gravel, making it unsuitable for wheelchairs to navigate

The Delhi High Court had on April 8 dismissed the petition of the British national in the case, saying there was no merit in the plea of Mr. James who was extradited from Dubai in December 2018

"Considerable period of more than four years has passed since the impugned order and there is no allegation that the respondent has in any manner violated the terms of the bail. We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. The appeal is accordingly dismissed," says the Bench

General Dwivedi, a distinguished fellow of the U.S. Army War College, is the third Indian Chief of Armed Forces to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame after General V.K. Singh and General Bikram Singh

We knew that the BJP would not let Nitish Kumar remain the CM. The BJP kept saying that Nitish would be the NDA's leader till 2030. But now they have finished him off, says RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav

A resident says that her family filled out the forms and submitted all the required documents, but the names were removed from the list after SIR exercise. We did not get any response even after we reached out to several officials, she adds

The award, presented at the International Day of Women in Industry 2026 celebrations, recognises the civic body’s deployment of 200 women as electric auto drivers for door-to-door garbage collection; GMC has also earned State-level recognition for property tax collection.

Kakde also allegedly clicked her objectionable photographs and threatened her with dire consequences in case she complained against him, the woman told police

In a statement, the Maldives Foreign Ministry said the settlement of the $400 million facility reflects the government’s commitment to meeting its financial obligations

CM Rekha Gupta said that deficiencies in cleanliness, medicines and basic facilities would not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Tejashwi Yadav claimed the State government is bankrupt, but Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary dismissed this, saying it’s routine for the government to take loans for development

The Congress leader’s son Aayush Kashyap (19), who sustained two gunshot wounds to the chest, died on the spot, while his younger brother Ashutosh (16) suffered a bullet injury to his hand, the police said.

Shortlisted through the MedTech Innovation Challenge, the startups have been piloting their technologies across 18 government hospitals; the best performers will be awarded cash prizes and a ₹1 crore work order.

On April 21, 2026 the Gauhati High Court reserved its order on Congress leader Pawan’s Khera anticipatory bail plea