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Despite having nine large waterbodies, residents do not get clean groundwater

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 19:32
They say that if the government removes encroachments and brings excess water from Chembarambakkam to the lakes in the constituency, the drinking water problem can be solved; another issue is that stray animal population keeps rising though the authorities take steps to catch them
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Randomisation for polling personnel held

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 19:16
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Every town to get basic sports infra in next three years, says A.P. Minister

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:58
Development work at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium is being taken at an initial estimated cost of around ₹170 crore, says Ramprasad Reddy.
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Amaravati will be developed as global creative economy hub, says Minister

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:56
Kandula Durgesh discusses integrating content, culture, lifestyle and immersive design into tourism development with stakeholders at Hotel Investment Conference South Asia in Mumbai
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Priyank Kharge directs zilla panchayat CEOs to ensure there is no drinking water shortage in Karnataka villages

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:49
As Karnataka is facing the peak summer heat, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and IT and BT Priyank Kharge on Wednesday directed Chief Executive Officers of all zilla panchayats to take urgent and proactive measures to ensure that no village faces a shortage of drinking water during the summer months 
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National politics yet regional sentiment

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:48
The BJP should be careful not to fall foul of regional pride in Odisha
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PM Modi wants collective action on women’s reservation, wants all MPs to back amendment Bill

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:31
The Prime Minister says the 2029 Lok Sabha election and Assembly polls in the future must be held with provisions for women’s reservation
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Pawan Khera accuses Assam CM Himanta of using the police to silence questions

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:23
In a recorded video message from an undisclosed location, the Congress leader says his party has only sought answers and would continue to do so
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BJP fields extortion accused against TMC Minister Firhad Hakim

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:22
Out on interim bail, the BJP nominee faces a TMC heavyweight as the party closes its candidate list
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Army Chief visits HAL, takes sortie in Prachand

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:21
The Army Chief assessed indigenous platforms, including the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv and the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand, along with the upgrade, maintenance and production ecosystems supporting Army Aviation.
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Humayun Kabir’s helicopter ride making lot of political noise in West Bengal

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:15
“I have to address about 50 political rallies in the State and about 20 of them are with Owaisi saheb,” says the Aam Janata Unnyan Party founder and suspended Trinamool Congress leader
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West Bengal Assembly elections: Left Front, Congress poll manifestos promise jobs

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:04
Left Front manifesto promises initiatives for heavy and medium scale industrialisation,setting up of new software and hardware parks; Congress manifesto looks like a copy of the Trinamool Congress poll promises
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Bombay HC quashes ECI notification for Goa’s Ponda bye-election, day before polling

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:54
Congress leader and Central Working Committee member Girish Chodankar said the party will file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the High Court decision.
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Surprised that NCERT singled out three experts on book row: Alok Prasanna Kumar

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:52
Mr. Kumar, who drafted the controversial chapter ‘Role of Judiciary in Society’ and a sub-section on ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ in the now-withdrawn Class 8 textbook, said there has been ‘no selective targeting of judiciary’
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