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Head constable, associates booked for extortion racket targeting students in Bengaluru

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 03:55
The accused would target young college students, particularly those staying alone. Victims were allegedly picked up on the pretext of being involved in drug consumption or peddling
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Uttarakhand police unable to enforce UCC due to delay in software update

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 03:25
A senior police officer said provisions of the law have not yet been uploaded on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
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U.S. envoy to India Gor meets U.S. Commerce secretary Lutnick

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 03:13
Gor said he also had a meeting with Ben Black, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Inside the world of shadow libraries in 2026

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 03:12
The preservation and sharing of knowledge online is a common goal for numerous academics, activists, pirates, hackers, and technologists. However, these efforts are both complicated and enriched by clashing beliefs 
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In Assam’s Mankachar, BJP’s infiltrator rhetoric causes hurt amidst geographical isolation, joblessness, and trouble with neighbouring Meghalaya

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:56
The 2023 delimitation exercise in Assam saw the two constituencies of South Salmara-Mankachar, situated in the south-westernmost tip of Assam, merging into one, named Mankachar
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BJP govt at Centre ‘deceived’ Rajbanshis by not delivering poll promises, says Abhishek Banerjee

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:48
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said the BJP at the Centre is yet to respond to the demand by the West Bengal government to recognise Rajbanshi language under the eighth schedule of the Constitution
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Untested TVK adding suspense to the script of Tamil Nadu thriller this time

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:17
As Vijay’s fledgling party makes its electoral debut two years after its founding, political observers say it could mirror the early performance of Vijayakanth’s DMDK, securing 8-10% of vote share; some argue the film personality’s popularity alone won’t suffice for lasting political impact
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Tamil Nadu election: TVK leader Sengottaiyan’s nomination accepted after being kept on hold

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:11
When Mr. Sengottaiyan’s nomination papers were taken up, representatives of AIADMK candidate V.B. Prabhu raised objections, pointing to alleged discrepancies in the affidavit.
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Why does India want fast breeder nuclear reactors? | Explained

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:11
Most of India’s current reactors are pressurised heavy water reactors, which are inefficient because only a small fraction of the fuel, around 1%, undergoes fission before it becomes unusable
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Names of people belonging to Matua, minority communities deleted from post-SIR voter rolls: Mamata

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:06
Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Mamata Banerjee said that the TMC will stand by those whose names were excluded from the voter rolls, following the Special Intensive Revision exercise
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Assam Assembly elections 2026: Bid to woo new voters in CM Himanta’s long-time constituency Jalukbari

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:03
With Himanta Biswa Sarma criss-crossing the State as campaigner-in-chief, the challenge for local BJP canvassers in Jalukbari is to ensure healthy numbers in order to match or better the CM’s six-figure margin from 2021
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Civil society groups complain of growing censorship to IT Ministry

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 01:30
The groups had an opportunity to speak on the subject during an IT Ministry consultative meeting on proposed changes to the IT Rules, 2021
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Curtains come down on The Hindu Deep Tech Summit 2026

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 23:59
Ananth Kumar, Associate Director, Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (DEI), SRMIST gave the vote of thanks
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​Two plus one: On the April 9 Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:19
Anti-incumbency is not a strong factor in the two States and one UT going to polls
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Several villagers, police personnel injured in clash in Odisha amid protests against mining of bauxite

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:12
Tribal communities have been opposing mining at Sijimali, estimated to hold 311 million tonnes of bauxite, claiming that it would deplete perennial water sources and severely impact their livelihood
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A plastics ban Tamil Nadu tried in 2002 and stepped back from

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:12
Introduced on May 7, 2002, the Bill proposed a ban on the sale, storage, transport and use of non-reusable plastics due to the rapid increase in disposable plastic consumption and its impact on groundwater contamination and rainwater percolation
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Meat shops in Haridwar to be shifted to outskirts ahead of Ardh Kumbh

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 19:38
56 shops constructed to facilitate relocation, says mayor; decision is an expansion of already restricted sale and consumption of meat, liquor, and eggs within 5-km radius of Har Ki Pauri
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