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Bhubaneswar: In a major push to strengthen power infrastructure in the state, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated a series of transmission projects worth around Rs 600 crore, aimed at enhancing electricity reliability and supporting rapid urban and industrial growth. The projects include three grid substations and eight key transmission lines commissioned at Balianta in Khordha district, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Officials said the upgraded network is expect ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court adjourned the hearing to Friday in the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam government on his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case filed by the Sarma-led government in Assam. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, who argued against Khera's petition, stre ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar defended Delhi Capitals batter David Miller for his refusal to take a single in the IPL thriller against Gujarat Titans that cost his side the match, saying the South African's intent cannot be faulted.Needing two off two to reach 211, Miller refused a single off Prasidh Krishna on the penultimate ball. He missed the final delivery but ran for a single. However, Kuldeep Yadav, from the other end, was unable to beat Jos Buttler's direct throw after t ...Read More >
Bagalkot : Brisk and enthusiastic voting marked the by-election to the Bagalkot Assembly constituency on Thursday, with long queues seen at several polling booths from the early hours of the day. Voters, both young and elderly, turned up in good numbers, many preferring to cast their votes in the morning to avoid the scorching afternoon heat. Senior citizens and specially abled voters were also seen participating actively across the constituency. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 11 ...Read More >
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister M Ramprasad Reddy ordered a crackdown on bus safety violations, resulting in seizure of a vehicle and imposition of challans during inspections in Guntur district, a source in the Transport department said on Thursday. The enforcement drive follows a string of bus accidents in recent months across the state, which have raised concerns over passenger safety and scrutiny of transport safety standards. On Wednesday, the Minister conducted surprise insp ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the maximum temperatures were likely to rise gradually by two degrees Celsius to three degrees Celsius during the next three days in several districts in Telangana. In its seven-day weather bulletin issued till April 14 on Thursday, the IMD said dry weather was likely to prevail over Telangana after gradual rise in temperatures for three days. However, the temperatures are expected to hover between 41 degrees Celsius to 44 degrees Celsi ...Read More >
PUNE: A few hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the bypolls, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar 'advised' the Congress party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati seat and support NCP chief Sunetra Pawar. Earlier, Sharad Pawar had said there was nothing wrong with the Congress contesting the Baramati seat. However, on the last day for withdrawal, he appealed to his alliance partner at both the Centre and state levels to step aside. "Maharashtra lost a talented politician l ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the proposed amendments to the Women Reservation Act is not merely a legislative exercise but a reflection of the aspirations of crores of women across India and urged all MPs to come together to support this move. In a signed article posted on his website narendramodi.in, the prime minister also said that the move is an affirmation of a principle that has long guided India's civilisational ethos that society progresses when women pr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday urged voters to exercise their constitutional right as polling began across 296 seats in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. In a post on X, Kharge highlighted rising unemployment, financial distress, and growing uncertainty in Kerala under the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. He called on voters to once again demonstrate the state's commitment to progressive values. "My dear sisters and brothers of Kerala, you have always stood fo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a solvent industry and a tent house godown in separate incidents in the Jeedimetla area of Medchal-Malkajgiri district early on Thursday morning. According to an official, fire tenders were rushed to the spots after two separate fire calls were received in the morning. "We received two fire calls this morning. One was a fire that broke out in a tent house godown in Bahadurpur, and the tent house material was completely damaged in the flames. One fire vehicle reach ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at improving last-mile access to cooking fuel, the Odisha government has announced that 5-kg LPG cylinders will soon be made available at petrol pumps across the state. The announcement was made by State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Wednesday evening. He said the initiative aligns with the Centre's Free Trade LPG Scheme and aims to expand access to smaller, more affordable fuel options. Under the new system, consumers will be ...Read More >
New Delhi: As voting commences for the Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters across the three states to vote in large numbers and participate enthusiastically in the democratic process. He also did special appeal to youth and women to play an active role in shaping the future of their states. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Calling upon the people of Keralam to vote in large numbers in the 2026 Assembly elections. Record parti ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Over 2.6 crore electors will head to polling stations on Thursday to decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala. The election will determine the composition of the 140-member Legislative Assembly in a high-stakes contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Voting in Kerala will be conducted in a single phase, beginning at 7 a.m., ...Read More >
Chennai: The BJP-led NDA could assume a new nomenclature as 'New Delhi Alliance' since there was an attempt to rule Tamil Nadu from the national capital and the AIADMK, too, was part of that alliance operated by the BJP from New Delhi, DMK deputy general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Trichi Siva said. Speaking to media persons at the DMK headquarters on Wednesday, Siva said that convening the Parliament during election time was a cheap trick and blamed the AIADMK for supporting the Bills brought ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday draft bills which seek to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary polls and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 with 273 reserved for women. Sources privy to the development said a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the draft bills for the amendments to the law, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, commonly known as the Women's Reservation Act. While a Const ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by one run despite KL Rahul's heroic 92 off 52 balls in an Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Needing two off two balls to reach the victory target of 211, David Miller had a brain-fade moment when he refused a single of the penultimate delivery from Prasidh Krishna and then missed the last delivery with Kuldeep Yadav failing to beat Jos Buttler's direct throw.Shubman Gill led from the front with a belligerent half-century to help GT post ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday turned tables against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi top leadership, which he said had grossly compromised on the state's interests concerning the controversial Nadurgul lands on the city outskirts. "Contrary to the successive governments' stand that the lands belong to state, the BRS government registered Nadurgul lands in favour of private companies in 2014 and even got the lands mutated in their name in 2016," the minister said at ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Wednesday vowed to normalise their partnership following more than 18 months of unprecedented strain in relations, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart Khalilur Rahman agreeing to take steps to bolster ties in areas of trade, energy and people-to-people exchanges. In his meeting with Jaishankar, Rahman reiterated Bangladesh's request to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan ...Read More >
Chennai: The ECI on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and appointed senior IAS officer M Sai Kumar in his place with immediate effect. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who took strong exception to the shunting of the Chief Secretary, termed the Election Commission of India's move as "unilateral and political outreach." Replacing Muruganandam in the midst of Assembly elections in the state was "one-sided", the chief minister said, and strongly condemned the t ...Read More >
Nellore: Athletes from Prakasam district delivered an impressive performance at the 13th AP Classic Powerlifting Championship 2026, held from April 3 to 5 at GMRIT University in Rajam, Vizianagaram district. According to officials, the district contingent secured multiple medals across categories. M. Aishwarya won bronze in the 57 kg category, while B. Karthika clinched silver in the 52 kg category. In the Masters-1 category, M. Sunitha secured bronze in the 69 kg division. Among men, G. Shakt ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant push to industrial expansion, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched and laid the foundation for 36 projects entailing investments of over Rs 40,800 crore, signalling a shift from policy intent to on-ground execution. The projects, spread across multiple districts, are expected to generate more than 59,000 jobs and span a diversified sectoral base -- from green energy equipment and metals to textiles, defence manufacturing, IT/ITeS, automobi ...Read More >
Chennai: In a major trend reversal in price movements on the two-week ceasefire announcement, crude prices crashed 15 per cent and natural gas prices fell 3 per cent, while gold and silver rose by 2-4 per cent. Platinum and copper, too, gained from the development, while prices of some of the agricultural commodities like wheat and soyabean eased. Dollar index edged lower, and rupee made some gains. WTI crude plunged over 15% to below $95 per barrel after US President Donald Trump announced a t ...Read More >
Pune: BMW, India's second biggest German luxury car maker Wednesday said it clocked the highest-ever Q1 car sales, registering consistently high double-digit growth in an otherwise moderate luxury car segment performance. The maker of popular BMW M2 CS and BMW X3 30 models, sold 4,567 cars in the first quarter of calendar year 2026, achieving year-on-year high growth of 17 per cent. The company said each month in the January-March period recorded its best-ever sales, indicating sustained deman ...Read More >
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, was passed by Parliament on March 25 and received President Droupadi Murmu's assent on March 30. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's stand on two petitions challenging provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 for taking away one's right to a self-perceived gender identity. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice on petiti ...Read More >
Chennai: The announcement of a ceasefire in Iran has reversed trends in the commodity and currency markets. While gold, silver, platinum and copper have moved up, crude oil and natural gas prices have declined. The US dollar has weakened, and the rupee has made some gains. However, the reversal in commodity prices remains uncertain as the ceasefire and broader peace in West Asia lack clarity, says Jateen Trivedi, VP, Commodities and Currencies, LKP Securities. Q) The ceasefire announcement has ...Read More >
Mumbai: SharkNinja APAC on Wednesday announced the launch of Shark and Ninja in India, bringing the two globally recognized brands to Indian consumers for the first time. Trusted by millions of consumers worldwide, Shark and Ninja are known for delivering 5-star rated products designed to solve real consumer problems through innovation, performance and ease of use. The launch in India marks an important milestone for SharkNinja APAC as it expands the presence of the Shark and Ninja brands acros ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on an acrimonious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the commission accusing them of "shouting." A TMC delegation -- comprising its Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien, deputy leader Sagarika Ghose, MPs Saket Gokhale and Menaka Guruswamy -- met the full bench of Election Commission as West Bengal goes to polls amid charges of disenfranchisemen ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths.A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the ...Read More >
Panaji: A Goa court on Wednesday granted bail to Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, owners of fire-ravaged nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, in a forgery case, paving the way for their release from jail. The brothers had earlier secured bail in a case related to the devastating blaze of last December that left 25 dead. Advocate Parag Rao, representing the Luthras, told reporters that Judicial Magistrate First Class (Mapusa) Jude Sequeira granted regular bail to the accused in the forgery case. With ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Wednesday issued a fresh advisory urging its nationals in Iran to leave the conflict-hit country at the earliest. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Iran strongly advised citizens to exit using the routes it has recommended. "It is again reiterated that there should be no attempt to approach any international land border without prior consultation and coordination with the Embassy," the post read. The embassy's also gave its emergency contact numbers -- +989128109115; + ...Read More >
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