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Chennai: Chennai Super Kings take on Punjab Kings in a key Indian Premier League 2026 encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, with both teams aiming to strengthen their position in the points table. Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK are looking to bounce back after a disappointing start to their campaign, having suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals, where they were bowled out for just 127. In contrast, PBKS, captained by Shreyas Iyer, began their season on a positive n ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of a local youth by security forces in Ganderbal district, an incident that authorities initially described as an encounter with a separatist militant. The decision follows widespread protests and mounting allegations from local residents and the deceased's family, who insist that the killing was staged and that the youth had no links to militancy. The incident occurred late on ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" for passing bills related to amending the women's quota law and delimitation to "grab political mileage" in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls, which is a "gross violation" of the model code of conduct. Asserting that the government's push for rushed delimitation exercise would have "dangerous consequences", Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said "we do not want any disturb ...Read More >
Guwahati: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday accused the BJP of diverting attention from key issues in Assam Assembly elections by creating controversies out of nothing and shaping the public discourse around them. Khera, in an interview with PTI, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Congress of trying to bring in the Communal Violence Bill is a "very strange statement" from a man who has been in power at the Centre for almost 12 years. "His party is also ruling Assam for t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ranveer Singh-starrer "Dhurandhar The Revenge" has taken the global box office by storm, earning Rs 1,500 crore worldwide within just two weeks of its release, the makers said on Thursday. Directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the film has made Rs 1,501(gross) crore worldwide, emerging as the biggest Indian grosser of all time within just 15 days of its release. The film has broken several box office records, including the biggest Hindi opener of all time, ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal emphasised that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is designed to foster trust based governance. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, he said, "There will be fear in those who break the law knowingly." The Minister highlighted that with this reform, they have a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The AAP on Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues. "We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre doesn't care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens wh ...Read More >
Kolkata : The West Bengal Police on Friday arrested two persons, including the alleged mastermind of the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, from Siliguri's Bagdogra airport, a senior officer said. The alleged mastermind, identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was trying to board a flight, he said. "He is the mastermind of the Kaliachak incident in which seven judicial officers were gheraoed inside a block office for several hours on Wednesday night. He ...Read More >
Kolkata: Devotees across India observed Good Friday with solemn prayers and religious processions, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. At the Motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, devotees gathered to offer prayers and participate in special services conducted to commemorate the day. Meanwhile, in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, thousands of devotees took part in the traditional 'Way of the Cross' procession, a ritual retracing the path of Christ's journey to Calvary. The Way of ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission the indigenously built advanced stealth frigate Taragiri here on Friday, underscoring the strategic importance of India's eastern seaboard. The commissioning ceremony will be held in the presence of senior naval officials and other dignitaries at the naval dockyard here, an official source from Eastern Naval Command (ENS) said. "I shall be in Visakhapatnam to commission the advanced stealth frigate Taragiri...This commissioning ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Thursday announced that the new Integrated Bhu Bharati (i-Bhu Bharati) portal will be expanded to one mandal in each district after a 45-day pilot phase in five mandals with necessary modifications. Launching the portal on a pilot basis at a gram sabha in Vithaipalle in Amangal mandal in Rangareddy district, Srinivas Reddy said the pilot project was being implemented in five select mandals, including Kusumanchi in Khammam, Aswaraopet in B ...Read More >
New Delhi: Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American writer of Indian origin, has been shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize as the English translator of a Portuguese-language novella. Her translation of 'On Earth As It Is Beneath' by Brazilian author Ana Paula Maia is among six works shortlisted for the award. The judges described the book as a "brutal, haunting and hypnotic novella set in a remote Brazilian penal colony, where the boundaries between justice and cruelty collapse". T ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than 37,000 Indian workers died abroad between 2021 and 2025, averaging over 20 deaths a day, with the majority of fatalities reported from Gulf countries, the government informed Parliament. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said 37,740 deaths of Indian workers were recorded during the five-year period. No cause-wise breakup was provided. The data showed 8,234 deaths in 2021, followed by 6,614 in 2022, 7,291 in 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches at multiple locations in connection with an alleged coal pilferage and money laundering case linked to West Bengal. Officials said raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Premises linked to I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh in Bengaluru and former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair in Mumbai were among those covered. The agen ...Read More >
Chennai: A three-member bench of the Madras high court on Thursday ruled that the Governor is bound by the advice of the council of ministers while exercising powers under Article 161 of the Constitution on matters relating to remission and release of convicts. Answering a reference made by a Division bench of the same court, the three-member bench comprising Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira, Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan and Justice Sunder Mohan also stated that the Governor, under no circumstance, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday said that the government had launched the 99-day action plan 'Praja Palana -- Pragati Pranalika' to bring visible and tangible changes in people's lives, and said that welfare schemes must go beyond paperwork and reach every eligible beneficiary. As part of the programme, gram sabhas were held across Telangana on Thursday, where officials read out the Chief Minister's message and explained details of various welfare initiatives. During the ...Read More >
Bhopal: Bride, groom and their family members were allegedly assaulted by some guests in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district for not being served liquor at the wedding celebration, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the village of Patai under Aron police station late on Tuesday night, according to the local city superintendent of police Manish Yadav. According to the police, the groom, Mahesh Jatav, was approached by a group of people in the village to throw a liquo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded a robust growth in revenue collections from four key departments during the financial year 2025-26 ending March 31, with commercial taxes, excise, stamps and registrations, and transport departments together generating ₹1.57 lakh crore.The commercial taxes department emerged as the top contributor with collections of ₹93,840 crore, followed by the excise department at ₹40,209 crore, stamps and registrations at ₹16,000 crore, and the transport department at ₹7,10 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Dr T. Krishna Murthy, brain and spine surgeon, said that children with autism often have different sensory processing abilities, which influence their behaviour and interaction with the environment. He highlighted the critical role of parents in early identification by observing key developmental indicators such as eye contact, responsiveness, and interaction levels in infants.He was speaking at a seminar, 'Early Identification and Intervention in Autism: Changing Life Trajectories' o ...Read More >
Chennai: Sundaram Clayton, a group company of the TVS Group, has withdrawn its decision to relieve P D Dev Kishan as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer and the appointment of M Muthulakshmi as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer."We wish to inform you that subsequent to the above intimation, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on 30th March 2026, reconsidered the matter, and after detailed deliberations, basis the withdrawal of the resignation by P D Dev Kishan, the Board resc ...Read More >
Mumbai: Heightened uncertainty transmitting from the West Asia crisis into India's growth and inflation outlook may compel the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India to hold the benchmark repo rate to 5.25 per cent next week and maintain a neutral stance. The central bank is also likely to announce measures to support liquidity and the rupee. The three-day policy meeting of the MPC (RBI's rate-setting panel) will begin on April 6. Globally, a lot has changed since the RBI ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy challenged the critics of the Five Guarantees announced by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala to visit Telangana, if they wanted to understand how the poll promises were being implemented. He suggested that they could directly examine the Six Guarantees being implemented by the Congress government in Telangana and assess the government's track record. Revanth Reddy said that if Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his minister ...Read More >
Kolkata: In his first ever rally in West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's bastion: Bhowanipore, union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday tasked BJP to defeat the Trinamul Congress supremo in her home turf and win 170 seats among 294 in the ensuing Assembly Election in the state. Mr Shah also announced his stay for 15 days in the state during the polls before he led a roadshow near Ms Banerjee's residence at Harish Chatterjee Street in Kalighat and accompanied leader of the opposition and ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh high court on Tuesday convicted former MLA Amit Jogi, son of late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, of murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi around 23 years ago, by setting aside a trial court's acquittal. Delivering the judgment in the sensational murder case, a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma directed Junior Jogi to surrender within three weeks. Jaggi who was the treasurer of the state unit of NC ...Read More >
Kolkata: Heinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match here on Thursday.Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set up the platform, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late charge as SRH posted a challenging 226 for 8.In reply, KKR folded for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52.For KKR, Bless ...Read More >
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to appoint Sandeep Rai Rathore, an IPS officer belonging to the 1992 batch, as the Director General of Police and Head of the State Police Force (HoPF) with immediate effect. An official communication from the ECI said that the officers posted out of their positions should not be assigned any election related work till the completion of polls. It may be noted that the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam of actor ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India is looking at preferential market access for its products in the US and asserted that the country's relations with America are very robust with a deep strategic partnership across technology, defence, trade and investment. The minister also said that India's trade pact with the US is "best" as compared to its competitor countries. "Our relations are very robust. We have a deep strategic partnership on several aspects, ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has approved the release of Rs 7,358 crore towards pending dues of government employees and retirees, providing major relief. The decision was taken during a high-level review meeting with finance department officials on Thursday. Reviewing dues inherited from the previous government, the Chief Minister sought details on steps taken to clear employee-related liabilities. Officials informed him that payments are being made based on fund availabili ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace in nearly four years in March 2026 as the Middle East war disrupted supply chains and dented demand, while higher oil prices drove up input costs. The slowdown of manufacturing activities in the country was mainly due to the rising cost pressures, intense competition and heightened uncertainty in the ongoing conflict, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India manufacturing purchasin ...Read More >
KARIMNAGAR: Officials of the Jagtial Municipality have come under criticism over allegations that high-value property tax arrears were removed from online records to improve collection performance at the close of the financial year. Data shows that against a total demand of Rs 14.01 crore across 27,821 assessments, the municipality collected Rs 7.36 crore, or 54 per cent, down from 65 per cent last year. Amid the shortfall, several non-paying assessments were allegedly deactivated on the portal ...Read More >
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