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Kolkata: The Assembly elections have been announced; however, the process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list remains incomplete. The status of hundreds of thousands of voters is still under review. Amidst this situation, all eyes are now fixed on the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). On Tuesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) staged a protest there. Tension also flared during the demonstration following the presence of BJP workers and supporters. Security outside ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to promote Dwarka sub-city as a vibrant hub for international events, business engagements and cultural activities, citing its strategic location and expanding infrastructure.Sandhu reviewed several projects in Dwarka on Wednesday, including storm water channels No. 2 and 5, the golf course at Sector-24, the five-star hotel project at Sector-23, Bharat Vandana Park and the Yashobhoomi Conventi ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday refused to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, holding that no prima facie case was made out to proceed further.Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue Court observed that the court failed to find the "necessary ingredients of criminal defamation" in the complaint. Dismissing the plea, the court termed it "floccinaucinihilipilification" -- an English word meaning s ...Read More >
Chennai, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor-turned-politician Vijay has stepped up his election campaign with the release of a high-energy song that is gaining traction across digital platforms ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. With the slogan "Ungal Vijay Naan Varen! Whistle Podu Ready Ah?", the campaign track sets the tone for his outreach as the state prepares for a high-stakes electoral contest on April 23 across all 234 constituencies. As campaigning gathers pace, major political pa ...Read More >
- 31-03-2026 Several spells of light rain took place in Delhi on Tuesday evening. New Delhi: The city is likely to see a rise in daytime temperatures on Thursday, but rain is likely to bring the temperature below normal again.Safdarjung, Delhi's base weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a notch below normal, compared to 33.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature was recorded at 16.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below norm ...Read More >
Hazaribag/Ranchi: Police on Wednesday claimed that the 12-year-old girl, whose body was found in Hazaribag district last week, wasn't sexually assaulted, even as the political war of words continued over the incident.Based on the post-mortem report, police said that the death was caused due to asphyxia as culprits pressed her mouth and nose, leading to suffocation. Police officer Sapan Mahtha said, "Post-mortem report has rejected the rape claim. Even the claim of cutting of her tongue and break ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a report alleging sexual misconduct by a police officer in Maharashtra's Akola district. The commission's chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, has directed the state's director general of police to ensure immediate registration of an FIR, initiate strict departmental action, conduct a fair and time-bound investigation, and undertake sensitisation measures for police personnel. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police concluded the 13th edition of Operation Kavach, a 48-hour sweep aimed at disrupting criminal networks and their support infrastructure across the city.The operation, from March 29-31, saw over 1,000 specialised teams from 15 districts, the crime branch and the special cell conducting raids at 3,211 locations, many of them simultaneously.The crackdown, monitored by police commissioner Satish Golchha, resulted in over 1,483 arrests of drug traffickers and those linked to cr ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee has noted that 9.61 per cent of Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks (JCOs/OR) in the Indian Army were affected by hypertension, based on data up to December 31, 2023. In its report tabled in Parliament, the Committee cited a submission by the Ministry of Defence stating that the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among JCOs/OR stood at 9.61 per cent and 2.78 per cent respectively, which is nearly half of the corresponding figures in the gen ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): After AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, MP and senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar carried forward the election campaign, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam tomorrow. On a one-day visit to the state, the Leader of Opposition will take part in massive election rallies at Bokajan in Karbi Anglong and Titabor in Jorhat district. As per the schedule, Rahul Gandhi will dep ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed the Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Amendment Bill, 2026, introducing stringent penalties and higher permit fees to curb unauthorized vehicular movement in key pedestrian zones of the state capital. The Bill, tabled a day earlier by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, was passed by voice vote without opposition, as BJP members had staged a walkout earlier in the d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Olympic medalist and former Tennis star Leander Paes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi just a day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday. PM Modi, in a post on X, said, "Had a great meeting with Leander Paes. India is very proud of his accomplishments in tennis. We discussed a wide range of issues. His passion towards sports and nation-building is truly admirable." Also Read | Who is Prince Yadav? All You Need To Know About Luc ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Around 68 lakh accounts under the Maharashtra government's flagship Ladki Bahin Yojana were closed after beneficiaries failed to complete the mandatory e-KYC process before the deadline, reducing the number of active accounts to about 1.75 crore, officials said on Wednesday. The deadline for completing e-KYC, which expired on March 31, has now been extended till April 30, and officials indicated that the number of closed accounts could change following the extension. "About ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called for adopting a zero tolerance policy against the drug menace in the Union Territory. He was chairing a high-level meeting with deputy commissioners, senior superintendents of police and senior officials of the civil and police administration at Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. The LG emphasized on a multi-pronged strategy including strengthening law enforcement to dismantle trafficking networks, intens ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu), Apr 1 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday ridiculed AIADMK chief Palaniswami, saying the DMK only had an alliance with the BJP during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee era and unlike the leader of opposition, they did not mortgage the party. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin said the AIADMK regime brought only trials and tribulations to the people, and the current BJP government at the Centre continues to betray Tamil Nadu out of frustration over its 2024 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: RJD Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government waived loans worth Rs 26 lakh crore for industrialists, during a discussion in Rajya Sabha on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill. "To benefit its capitalist friends, the government has effectively written-off an amount equivalent to nearly half of the country's annual budget," he asserted, asking the government how much of this Rs 26 lakh crore belongs to the country's farmers, laborers, st ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: In a major political development ahead of the civic poll season, the Gujarat State Election Commission has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming local body elections, setting the stage for one of the largest grassroots democratic exercises in the state. Polling will be conducted entirely through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), with voting scheduled for April 26 from 7 am to 6 pm. State Election Commissioner Dr. S. Muraleekrishna confirmed that elections will be held ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former AAP leader H S Phoolka - best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their fight for justice - joined BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. Phoolka's joining is seen as a boost for the saffron party in Punjab in the run up to the 2027 assembly elections. With joining BJP, the anti-Sikh riots crusader Phoolka also ended his hiatus from active politics. He joined the party in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minist ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, April 1 : Marking a decisive shift towards technology-driven governance, the first phase of Census 2027 began in East Singhbhum on Wednesday- April 1, with authorities rolling out a hybrid model that combines traditional door-to-door enumeration with a robust online self-enumeration system. In a first for the district, residents can now submit their details from home through a dedicated digital portal made available by the Government of India. The platform, accessible in 16 languag ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society in the ongoing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, expressing confidence that the Madhya Pradesh High Court will duly consider all objections, including those arising from videography conducted during the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi ob ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission for Women (NCW), on Wednesday, took strict note of a heinous incident involving a 12-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district and constituted a three-member inquiry committee to probe the matter. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the Commission expressed grave concern over the circumstances surrounding the case. According to available information, the minor girl's body was found under suspicious conditions on March ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a report alleging sexual misconduct by a police officer in Maharashtra's Akola district. The commission's chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, has directed the state's director general of police to ensure immediate registration of an FIR, initiate strict departmental action, conduct a fair and time-bound investigation, and undertake sensitisation measures for police personnel. A detailed action tak ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The first day of self-enumeration under Census 2027 in the national capital on Wednesday saw hundreds of persons including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the exercise. The exercise, to be concluded on April 15, was kicked off in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment Board areas. According to officials, 1,000 people logged in to the Census portal and the app for self-enum ...Read More >
Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday postponed its Jharkhand bandh to April 9 in view of Good Friday and the JEE (Main) examination, according to a statement. The torchlight processions planned to mobilise support for the shutdown have also been rescheduled from April 2 to April 3. Earlier in the day, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo had announced the April 3 bandh to protest the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation in the state and to demand justice for a 12-year-old girl w ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday launched a CBSE curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Classes 3 to 8, to be introduced from the 2026-27 academic session. The initiative, themed "AI for Education, AI in Education", aims to build foundational digital and analytical skills among young learners by integrating future-ready competencies at an early stage. The launch event in New Delhi wa ...Read More >
Patna, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bihar Department of Mines and Geology has recorded total revenue of Rs 3,592.60 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking an increase of Rs 56.39 crore compared to the previous fiscal. Addressing a press conference in Patna on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister and Mines and Geology Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said the department remains on track to achieve its revenue target of Rs 3,850 crore. He noted that revenue stood at Rs 3,536.21 crore in 2024-25 and ...Read More >
Chennai, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan on Wednesday launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of controlling the political situation by being a "monarch" even as he asserted that the state's people will not accept it for being "anti-Tamil". "So far, the people of Tamil Nadu have never accepted the BJP because it is anti-Tamil. They (the BJP) could not even bring the AIIMS hospital to Tamil Nadu. They could have easily brought it, but they d ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) China has stepped up efforts as a global peace broker with initiatives on a possible stop to the United States-Iran war and the Afghan-Pakistan armed conflict, even as Islamabad's offer to host players involved in the West Asian theatre gains ground, raising questions over current relations between the "all-weather friends." It was perhaps not a coincidence that Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar rushed to Beijing two days after b ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar on Wednesday said that recent remarks made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan were "irresponsible" and said the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha was acting as an "outdated leader" who is disconnected from reality. Gandhi, during his visit to Kerala, accused Pinarayi Vijayan of being "compromised" and "controlled" by the BJP. Reacting to this, Kumar state ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that President of Iran's 'new regime' has just asked the United States for a ceasefire but said the US will consider it (the request) only when the Strait of Hormuz is open, free and clear. Trump warned that until the 'ceasefire request' is accepted, the US will be 'blasting Iran into oblivion and back to stone ages.' There was no immediate comment from Iran on Trump's claim. Trump's claim coincided with Iran's Supreme Leade ...Read More >
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