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WTO’s fisheries pact: India for 25 year transition period, stronger disciplines on distant-water industrial fishing

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 20:28
The Commerce Ministry said that fisheries subsidies were one of the key agenda items discussed by trade Ministers at the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held from March 26–29 in Yaounde, Cameroon
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Tea body seeks clarity on Assam land transfer policy for plantation workers

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 20:08
Two months ahead of the elections, the BJP-led government amended a law to grant legal land rights to 3.5 lakh families of plantation workers living in the labour lines of more than 800 tea estates
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West Bengal Assembly polls: Congress names 284 candidates, fields heavyweights

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 20:02
Former party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and former Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor are among candidates; Party ends electoral understanding with Left Front
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A sidetracked railway in Visakhapatnam

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 19:38
The delay in the functioning of a Railway zone has led to anxieties flaring up
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Bengaluru metro ridership doubles as IPL ticket–metro integration draws over 22,000 commuters

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 19:18
According to a release by BMRCL, the move saw a sharp rise in ridership compared to the usual 8,000–10,000 commuters on match days, while also easing congestion and parking pressure in the central business district.
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Bypolls in Karnataka: Different stories emerge from the Bagalkot battleground

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 19:08
The Bagalkot bypoll campaign seems to be focussing on individuals rather than parties
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How close contests impacted victory margins in past Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 19:06
An analysis of the results of Assembly elections in the State since 1967, shows there have been occasions where candidates lost by fewer than 25 votes
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M.G. Ramachandran: Tamil Nadu’s charismatic leader who won his first and last elections from hospital bed

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 19:02
In 1977, MGR adopted a novel method of campaigning by sending out his life-size cut-outs in jeeps to far-flung villages in his rural Aruppukottai constituency in Ramanathapuram district.
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Daily flights between Mangaluru-Mumbai Metropolitan Region go up to six, five days in a week

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 18:44
IndiGo operates all flights to the Navi Mumbai airport, while it operates two daily flights to the Mumbai airport (BOM), and the Air India Express operates the third daily flight to the BOM
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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Poll promises may hit the coffers hard

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 18:38
While campaigning, LDF is highlighting welfare measures such as increased pensions and monthly wages implemented by the government. UDF has promised five basic ‘welfare guarantees,’ including raising welfare pensions to ₹3,000 if it comes to power. Experts question the rationale of such promises, given the huge cost involved in implementing and sustaining them
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‘A double-engine govt. will de-risk people from political conflicts that hurt their development’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Sun, 03/29/2026 - 18:22
If a State government has ‘24x7 animosity towards the Centre, the people will suffer’, says Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar; calling the party’s performance in the 2025 local body elections in the State a ‘big jump forward’, he slams ‘fake narratives’ against the BJP among minorities
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