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Congress leader Kharge’s letter came in response to a missive from the Prime Minister on the special sitting of Parliament for a discussion on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam from April 16

Campaign details of party chief Kharge, Rahul, and Priyanka will be released soon, says AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar

As Nitish Kumar is likely to resign this week, the Deputy Chief Minister is the frontrunner to be the BJP’s first Chief Minister of the State

Jaishankar is in Abu Dhabi in the concluding leg of his four-day two-nation visit to Mauritius and the UAE from April 9-12

Mr. Singh also said that the Defence Ministry has taken a decision under which, in the cantonment areas, vegetables and fruits are being bought only from the nearby farmers who practice organic farming

The Cabinet approved the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes harsher penalties, including life imprisonment, to deter sacrilege and protect the sanctity of Guru Granth Sahib

Human-elephant conflicts have been a recurring problem for many years in parts of the Belur, Sakleshpur, and Alur taluks of Hassan District

The Government hikes windfall tax on diesel to ₹55.5 per litre and ATF ₹42 per litre with immediate effect

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss campaigned for NDA candidates in the district

She says the prevention of drug abuse among youngsters and ensuring women’s welfare will be her first priority if elected; there are plans to create playgrounds and fine arts centres to revive vanishing art forms; both the Dravidian majors have neglected issues for several decades, she adds

According to officials from the Pune administration, a designated helipad had been prepared for VIP helicopter landings. However, the pilot mistakenly landed in an open space in the parking area, mistaking it for the designated site

Citing the officer’s past social media posts hailing the RSS and criticising the Left, and certain accusations of corruption against him, DMK sought reconsideration of the EC’s direction to appoint Mr. Mittal to the sensitive post

The Chief Minister cautioned against divisive forces that seek to create discord in the name of religion and caste

The DGP announced that strict action will be taken against content glorifying weapons, promoting violence, and displaying obscene content involving women and children

The recurring desecration of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statues in the State is being seen as a deliberate attempt to fracture the Dalit-Sikh social fabric. Vikas Vasudeva finds that as Ambedkar Jayanti nears, people from both communities are determined to ensure that divisive forces do not fracture their relationship in a State where Scheduled Castes constitute 32% of the population

How many names have been deleted from the electoral rolls, and why? What are the logical discrepancies identified by the ECI? Why were large numbers of voters placed under adjudication, and how was this resolved? How has the SIR process reshaped the State’s political contest?

In the absence of accepted identity proof, the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation has been holding back fund allocation to ST families, say activists