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Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. The XRP price structure is not giving a clear bullish signal, and there are questions as to whether the current range will hold up and whether there's going to be another leg down. Crypto analyst Hov, who has been tracking XRP's structure on the weekly timeframe, laid out a detailed Elliott Wave count on X that identifies exactly where the price stands and what it needs to do in ...Read More >
Chennai: Following his side's win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas lyer hailed the opening duo of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya and hailed the pressure handling abilities of his team. Courtesy of a hard-hitting 61-run stand between Prabhsimran and Priyansh and a half-century from skipper Shreyas lyer, PBKS managed to sail past CSK's competitive total of 209 runs, securing their second win in two matches, while the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK side still search ...Read More >
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], April 4 (ANI): Business operations at several hotels and dhabas in Rishikesh came to a standstill as a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders gripped the town. Local owners said the shortage has forced many establishments to either shut down temporarily or revert to traditional cooking methods, such as coal and wood, to continue serving customers. Highlighting the gap between official claims and the ground situation, Vivek Tiwari, owner of Tiwari Shudh Vai ...Read More >
BAGALKOT: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday accused BJP of spreading misinformation fearing defeat in the byelections. "BJP is known for spreading canards and misleading people. There is no truth in their statements and they do not act according to what they say. Their remarks reflect anxiety over losing the bypolls," he told the media after arriving in Bagalkot to campaign for Congress candidate Umesh Meti. On expelled MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal campaigning in Bagalkot, he said the saffr ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has retained its position as top freight handling zone of Indian Railways in 2025-26 fiscal, registering a whopping freight load of over 286 million tonne. The ECoR has also generated a gross revenue of over Rs 32,766 crore, achieving first position in apportioned gross revenue generation among all the zones with a collection of Rs 25,911.85 crore in last fiscal. The gross revenue regeneration was about 10.36 per cent more compared to Rs 26,691.82 cror ...Read More >
DAVANGERE: Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Friday taunted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that he is not even certain of continuing in the top post for the five-year full term. Ashoka asked how could a shaky CM guarantee the Congress victory in Davanagere South byelection. He called the CM casteist for conducting caste census in the state. He pointed out that even the Congress MLAs have admitted that Guarantee Schemes have stalled development works in the state. Instead of issuing notices to the ...Read More >
Leh, Apr 03: The Government on Friday announced a major digital transformation in the upcoming Census 2027, with Chief Principal Census Officer Amrit Sharma stating that the exercise will be conducted entirely through mobile-based applications, ensuring faster processing and timely release of data. Addressing a press conference in Leh, Sharma said the upcoming census marks a "complete departure" from previous practices, where data collection and compilation took years. "Earlier, enumerators co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two employees of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for allegedly taking a bribe to revoke an official notice and allowing continuation of work, the agency said on Friday. According to the federal probing agency, a monument attendant and a conservation assistant posted at the ASI's sub-circle at the Jantar Mantar were booked after a complaint that the former had demanded "illegal gratification of Rs 3,50,000 on behalf of th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Kolkata Police Commissioner, and other senior officials to ensure that elections in West Bengal are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and impartial manner. The instructions also apply to Divisional Commissioners, ADGPs, IGs, District Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, SSPs, and SPs. The Election Comm ...Read More >
Mumbai: A fire broke out at an offshore installation operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in Mumbai High on Friday evening, leaving 10 personnel with minor injuries. The incident occurred around 5:45 pm at the SHP platform, part of the company's Mumbai High Asset. In an official statement, ONGC said emergency response teams were immediately mobilised and the fire was swiftly brought under control. "A fire incident was reported at approximately 17:45 at ONGC's SHP Platform, Mumbai High As ...Read More >
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister OP Rajbhar criticised the Malda hostage crisis, where seven judicial officers were held by villagers, stating that the situation in West Bengal is "worse than the Samajwadi Party's era of hooliganism" in Uttar Pradesh. "The people who went to Bengal are unhappy. The condition of people in Bengal is even worse than the hooliganism of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh," said Rajbhar. Earlier, a major politi ...Read More >
TIRUNELVELI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday blasted AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for claiming that he (Stalin) had kept his father and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi under house arrest in his final days, and said that EPS has crossed all the red lines out of fear of defeat in the coming elections. "Palaniswami is not even qualified to utter Karunanidhi's name," Stalin added. Campaigning in Tirunelveli for the Secular Progressive Alliance candidates, the CM said, "As leader ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court convicted a former sub-inspector for forging signatures of senior police officers on chargesheets and filing them in court, terming her action "an attack upon the sanctity of judicial records". Judicial Magistrate Saurabh Goyal also found SI Kavita Mathur guilty of sending a threatening message to a senior officer. The judge held her guilty of committing forgery of public documents and using them as genuine for deceiving official processes. According to the prosecution ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A 60-year-old man shot dead his stepbrother's pet dog with a country made gun, claiming it had damaged his cauliflower crop. It is alleged that the accused and his wife had a dispute with the stepbrother regarding shares in an ancestral property, and this claimed the life of the two-year-old dog. It is also said that the crop was damaged by street dogs, and the pet dog was not at fault. N Venkatesh (63), a resident of Nalluru in Devanahalli taluk, filed a complaint against his stepbr ...Read More >
SAMBALPUR: Two persons including a 65-year-old retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) have been arrested for embezzling government funds to the tune of Rs 3.67 crore from the Excise department, police said on Friday. The accused are Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik (38), a suspended junior assistant, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired ASI of the Excise department. Another accused Achyuta Dehury, also a retired ASI, is absconding. Briefing mediapersons here, Sambalpur SP Mukesh Bhamoo said the accused du ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Selling or offering goods without authorisation in the Delhi Metro will soon attract a penalty of up to Rs 5,000, following the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, in Parliament on Thursday. The bill seeks to decriminalise certain minor offences by converting them into civil penalties. Among the provisions amended is Section 73 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, which deals with unauthorised sale or solicitation within metro prem ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Two days after the Karnataka government's draft notification was put out, regularising 15 per cent building deviation from the sanctioned plan in the five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), civic forums call the move outright discrimination against owners following building bylaws, and providing a 'helping hand' to violators. "Constitutional rights, like light and ventilation, are blocked due to violation of bylaws. The decision is against the Supreme Court st ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Department of Women and Child Development has issued a circular directing private hospitals to strictly comply with reporting requirements under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. All private hospitals have been asked to immediately inform the police or the Special Juvenile Police Unit if they come across cases of child sexual abuse. Hospitals are often the first point of contact for victims and play a crucial role in ensuring timely intervention. ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): With summer setting in, rooftop solar systems across western Madhya Pradesh are now generating electricity for nearly 12.5 hours a day, from around 6.15am to 6.45pm in early April. This marks a sharp increase from January, when generation was limited to about 9.5 hours daily, reflecting an impressive 20% rise in output. The rapid growth of solar energy adoption in the Malwa and Nimar regions is yielding strong results. According to Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: A suspected terror module, allegedly operating under the directions of Pakistani handlers, was busted by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday. The ATS arrested four persons for allegedly planning arson attacks on railway infrastructure and conducting reconnaissance of key installations and public assets. According to officials, intelligence inputs indicated that an India-based group was in continuous contact with the Pakistan-based handlers through social media platfo ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated the renovation and restoration of Jugmandar Hall at the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, a project executed at a cost of ₹2.32 crore as part of efforts to preserve and promote the city's cultural heritage. On the occasion, the CM also laid the foundation stone for a canal at the ABC Centre in Kedarpuram and announced the development and beautification of parks at six locations with ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government is prepared to expose what he described as "lies" being spread by the Congress and Communist parties in Keralam about the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. He added that discussions have been held with Christian missionaries in the state to address their concerns through dialogue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Rijiju said, "We have had discussions with Christian missionaries ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Diverging from the Congress line, party member and former commerce minister, Anand Sharma, has lauded India's diplomatic handling of the West Asia crisis as "mature and skilful", saying it has helped the country avoid "potential minefields"."We are balancing it correctly. There is no other way. We can't lean. We can't tilt. That is what is called skilful diplomacy, that everybody is okay with you, and we have to keep this continued so the Indian diaspora is safe," Sharma told ANI.His ...Read More >
PATNA: At least five people died, and 15 others developed health complications, including blurred vision, after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's East Champaran district during the past 24 hours on Friday. This is the second incident of hooch in the dry state in less than a month. Police said that six people were undergoing treatment at Government Sadar hospital in Motihari, district headquarters town of East Champaran, while seven others were discharged after preliminary treatment ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Govt is working to step up the supply of induction cooktops and vessels, while nudging companies and institutional kitchens to move to electricity-based cooking to reduce pressure on gas.To meet the immediate requirement of cooktops, whose demand has increased in the wake of LPG concerns, imports are lined up, while domestic production is sought to be speeded up in the coming weeks.Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal, DPIIT secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia, power secretary Pankaj ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Kushinagar International Buddhist Conclave 2026 ended with indications of major investment interest in tourism and allied sectors, officials said on Friday.Held from Mar 31 to Apr 2 at the Mahaparinirvana site associated with Gautam Buddha, the three-day event brought together over 2,300 delegates, including more than 300 foreign guests from Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.Officials said discussions during the conclave pointed to an investment potential of around Rs3,000 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Kolkata Police Commissioner, and other senior officials to ensure that elections in West Bengal are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and impartial manner. The instructions also apply to Divisional Commissioners, ADGPs, IGs, District Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, SSPs, and ...Read More >
New Delhi: The weather across North India has taken a turn for the worse once again due to the renewed activity of a Western Disturbance. Since early morning, clouds have gathered over various regions, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Uttarakhand. Drizzle has been observed in some locations, accompanied by a slight dip in temperatures. Over the past 24 hours, spells of rain have been witnessed in several parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Central Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. ...Read More >
New Delhi: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Delhi reached Kaliachak in Bengal's Malda on Friday following the Election Commission of India's orders to investigate the mob siege at a block development officer's (BDO) office the night before that held seven judicial officers hostage for hours and attracted the ire of the Supreme Court. The 20-member NIA team reached Mothabari in the afternoon in 12 cars kept at the Kolkata airport - about 315 km away - hours after the state Crimina ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has termed the granting of legal status to Capital Amaravati a historic victory of the people, asserting that it reflects the collective will of both the State and the Centre. He further said the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in both Houses of Parliament marks a decisive moment in AP's post-bifurcation journey and brings clarity to the long-pending capital issue. "Capital construction is a long-term process. T ...Read More >
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