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Prakash Karat praises Stalin, INDIA bloc for defeating Constitutional Amendment Bill

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:59
Terming the Bill the latest attack on the rights of Opposition-ruled States, he says the Modi government is trying to tamper with the federal structure
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Defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill betrayal of nation's woman power: Adityanath

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:59
“The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, essential for the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', is a blow to the honour of 'Bharat Mata' [Mother India]. It is a betrayal of the entire woman power of the nation; it is an infringement upon their democratic rights,” says Adityanath
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India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:53
India’s IT ministry reviewed the ⁠proposal and “is not in favour of mandating the pre-installation of the Aadhaar App on smartphones,” UIDAI said in a statement to Reuters
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Naidu calls blocking of delimitation, women’s quota Bills great disservice to the nation

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:50
Jagan questioned what opposition parties achieved
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Calcutta High Court sets aside appointment of assistant professors as presiding officers for Bengal polls

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:50
The counsel for the Election Commission submitted before the court that there are approximately 90,000 booths to conduct the election on April 23 and April 29, and as such, it is not possible for the authorities to prepare the seniority list, and there might be some overlapping
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Parliament adjourned sine die, Budget session concludes

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:49
As soon as the House met at 11 a.m., Speaker Om Birla read out his concluding remarks, following which he adjourned the House sine die (for an indefinite period)
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Parliament special sitting updates: Parliament adjourned sine die as Budget session concludes

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:44
Priyanka Gandhi challenged govt to bring back old Women's Bill; leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had accused the government of “hiding behind women” to alter the country’s electoral map.
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Relocation fear returns to haunt Amrabad’s particularly vulnerable Chenchu tribe

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:40
It is a common practice among Chenchus to establish ‘pentas’ (habitation) wherever they move to in search of food
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Maximum temperatures in 10 Telangana districts cross 44℃, all districts above 42℃

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:40
Dasturabad in Nirmal district emerged as the hottest location, recording a maximum temperature of 44.5℃
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DMK must return to power as they consistently deliver on promises, says Kamal

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:32
Opposition to Delimitation Bill in Parliament is a fight against forces that tried to stifle the State, says the MNM leader; he says DMK govt. is truthful and honest, and did not play with people’s lives
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Paigah Palace in Hyderabad’s Begumpet gets a new lease of life

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:12
The building is being resurrected by the State government by restoring the windows, stucco work, flooring, ceiling and undoing the damage where steel-rods were drilled into the walls to fix bullet-proof doors and windows
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In Bollywood’s backyard, Marathi cinema finds a fresh voice

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:07
In a state dominated by big-budget Hindi films and Bollywood stars, Marathi cinema is carving out space with fresher, more rooted stories — increasingly finding younger audiences on OTT platforms. Here’s a guide to discovering them
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How the war on Iran set off worker protests around Delhi

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:03
Thousands of workers, many migrants, in the industrial clusters of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are on protest, demanding dignity at work and at least ₹20,000 as minimum wages. A.M. Jigeesh and Ashok Kumar report on how the administration has allegedly resorted to suppression, by taking workers into custody and putting their leaders under house arrest, while announcing marginal pay hikes
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Karnataka High Court upholds cancellation of school’s recognition for producing fake certificate and illegally running madarasa

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:02
Authorities found that the society was operating schools in different names under one certificate, and crediting fees collected from students to different accounts of an unregistered society besides illegally running a madarasa within the campus
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Runway repairs completed after IAF aircraft incident at Pune Airport; flight operations resume

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 05:55
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol added that air traffic in Pune is expected to gradually return to normal over the course of the day
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Kerala BDS student death: Three InstaPay loan app operators arrested from Noida amid harassment claims

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 05:46
Kannur City Cyber Crime police take three into custody from Noida. Police cite sustained harassment linked to loan recovery practices as a key line of investigation
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Centre updates list of banks authorised to import gold, silver under Foreign Trade Policy

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 05:39
According to the notification issued by the DGFT, amendments have been made in Appendix 4B of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023, under the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023
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