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Rajgir (Bihar) [India], April 9 (ANI): Day 8 of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 in Rajgir, Bihar, witnessed Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey, Hockey Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, and Hockey Madhya Pradesh register wins in their respective Division 'A' quarter-final matches at the Rajgir Sports Complex. According to a release, in the opening game of the day, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey clinched a 2-1 victory against Hockey Chandigarh. Ca ...Read More >
Rajgir (Bihar), Apr 9 (PTI) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh registered wins in their respective Division 'A' quarterfinal matches of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championship here on Thursday. In the opening game of the day, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey clinched a 2-1 victory against Chandigarh. In the second quarterfinal, Punjab secured a 5-3 win against Jharkhand in a high-scoring clash. The third quarterfinal saw Uttar Pradesh register a 6-3 win against ...Read More >
Patiala/Moga, Apr 9 (PTI) Six schools in Patiala and three in Moga received bomb threat emails on Thursday, officials said, adding that nothing suspicious was found after checks. Bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and police teams rushed to the premises and conducted a thorough search and sanitisation operation, the officials said. Security was heightened around the educational institutions in response to the threats, the police said. A school staff member in Moga said that authorities were im ...Read More >
Assam Elections 2026: Zubeen Garg's wife Garima Saikia Garg votes despite illness, gets emotional remembering the singer and seeks justice. Watch video. As voting for the Assam Assembly elections took place on April 9, several public figures stepped out to exercise their democratic right. Among them was Garima Saikia Garg, wife of late singer Zubeen Garg, who arrived at a polling booth in Dispur despite being unwell. "It Is Our Duty To Vote" Speaking to the media after casting her vote, Garim ...Read More >
Karnataka 2nd PUC Results 2026 LIVE Updates: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will announce the 2nd PUC result 2026 today, April 9, with marks memos available for download from 3 PM onwards on the official websites -- karresults.nic.in and kseab.karnataka.gov.in. The result was initially scheduled for April 7 but was delayed due to permission requirements from the Election Commission amid the model code of conduct in the state. A press conference with the Karnataka ...Read More >
Telangana Airport News: The Mamnoor airport in Warangal set to see visible progress within three months; Adilabad and Peddapalli proposals move through different planning stages With a renewed push to expand regional air connectivity, the Centre has fast-tracked multiple airport projects in Telangana, with the Mamnoor airport in Warangal set to see visible progress within the next three months, while proposals in Adilabad and Peddapalli move through different stages of planning. Mamnoor Airpor ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Opinion: Elections are scheduled in two phases - April 23 and April 29 - with counting on May 4. West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Opinion: As the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 approaches, one key question stands out: can the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cross the 100-seat mark? Current surveys suggest a close contest, but the numbers point to a tough climb. Polls show tight fight A C-Voter survey shows a narrow gap, with the All India Trinamool Cong ...Read More >
Kerala techie lost in Coorg for 4 days -- no food, dead phone. She survived on stream water alone, after getting separated from her 12-member trekking group. A Kerala techie went missing for four days in a dense Karnataka forest -- and came back smiling. Now, BJP has filed a complaint calling her survival story fake. Here's everything you need to know about the GS Sharanya case. Who Is GS Sharanya, Kerala Techie Who Went Missing In Kodagu? GS Sharanya is a 36-year-old IT professional from Nad ...Read More >
Kerala voters' mood: While the ruling LDF seeks a historic third term, UDF aims for a comeback, and NDA attempts to break the bipolar trend The political mood in Kerala ahead of the April 9, 2026 Assembly elections is a high-stakes standoff between a quest for a historic "triple" by the Left and a strong "pendulum" push for change by the opposition. While the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a historic third term, the United Democratic Front (UDF) aims for a comeback, and the National ...Read More >
Assam Election 2026 Voting LIVE Updates: Voting for all 126 seats in Assam is set to take place today in a single-phase election, setting up a key contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (Congress) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Over 25 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots across 126 constituencies in a single, high-stakes phase. The Congress is contesting 98 seats as part of an alliance with regional and Left parties, following ch ...Read More >
Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Hyderabad Kingsmen took to their social media accounts on Wednesday (April 8) to share a photo post via which they have trolled Babar Azam. Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Hyderabad Kingsmen took to their social media accounts on Wednesday (April 8) to share a photo post via which they have trolled Babar Azam. Soon after the toss of the PSL 2026 match between Hyderabad Kingsmen and Peshawar Zalmi at National Stadium in Karachi, Kingsmen posted a picture of Zalm ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab administration to clear pending dearness allowance of state government employees and pensioners by June 30. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar was hearing a bunch of petitions regarding the delay in the release of DA of employees and pensioners. Advocate Rashpinder Singh, the counsel for employees of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, said the court, in its interim order, directed the Punjab government ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday urged the Centre to immediately send a high-level team to assess damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops by recent heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the state. In a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Khudian highlighted that the severe impact of recent inclement weather on wheat crops in the state, while stating that wheat was sown on 35 lakh hectares during the current Rabi season ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs 2.72 crore as compensation to a 19-year-old man left paralysed in a road accident in 2023. Presiding Officer Ruchika Singla was hearing a claim petition filed by the paralysed man, Khushwant Kapoor, against the driver of the offending vehicle, Harish Madan, its owner Mohan Lal Madan and its insurer. According to the prosecution, in the early hours of April 26, 2023, Kapoor was going home on his motorcycle, when ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 8 (PTI) Rainfall was recorded at several places in Rajasthan in the past 24 hours under the influence of a western disturbance, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The department said that weather conditions are likely to remain largely dry in the coming days with a gradual temperature rise. According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, Shahpura in Jaipur district recorded the highest rainfall of 45 mm during the period ending Wednesday morning. Due to the impact of ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result Today Live, 8-4-2026: The Kerala State Lottery Department has officially declared the results for the DhanaLekshmi DL-47 lottery draw on April 8, 2026. The draw was held at the Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, under the supervision of independent panel of judges. The top prize of ₹1 crore, along with the second and third prizes of ₹30 lakh and ₹5 lakh, have been claimed. Participant with ticket number DL 572496 has won the bumper jackpot first prize. Check the live upda ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) BMW Group India posted its highest-ever Q1 car sales with 17 per cent growth selling 4,567 cars during the quarter, driven by strong demand for luxury electric vehicles, long wheelbase models and sports activity vehicles, the German luxury car-maker said on Wednesday. The electric lead continued in Q1 with 1,185 BMW and MINI EVs sold, achieving 83 per cent growth year-on-year. Every fourth car BMW Group India sells today is an EV. The company commands the largest market s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita Raina salvaged some pride with a consolation win in the doubles after Sahaja Yamalapalli's narrow defeat in the second singles as India went down against Thailand 1-2 in the rain-hit opening Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the Billie Jean King Cup here on Wednesday. A lot was riding on world No. 384 Sahaja as she resumed the match after it was halted due to rain on Tuesday evening. However, the 25-year-old could not keep India in the hunt, losing 4- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case seeking his release from jail. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said there was no merit in the petition by the British national, who was extradited from Dubai in December 2018. A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited. In his petition, James assailed a provision of the India-UAE extradition tr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday visited Vasudev ghat along the Yamuna bank to take stock of summer and monsoon preparations of the government. During the visit, Sandhu said that he has discussed with the chief minister that the entire cabinet will be involved. He also said that with summer approaching, there are challenges related to water, followed by the monsoon, which has its own issues like cleanliness. "Yo ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Live Updates: The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is set to be a key political contest, with voting scheduled in two phases on 23 and 29 April and counting on 4 May. All 294 seats are at stake, and parties will need 148 seats to form the government. The battle is mainly between the ruling All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state under Suvendu Adhikari. Also See: Elections 2026 Live Updates Tight Conte ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Live Updates: The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is set to be a key political contest, with voting scheduled in two phases on 23 and 29 April and counting on 4 May. All 294 seats are at stake, and parties will need 148 seats to form the government. The battle is mainly between the ruling All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state under Suvendu Adhikari. Tight Contest and Key Issues: The campaign is mark ...Read More >
The contest pits the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against each other. Kerala election 2026: As the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections approach, the Nemom constituency in Thiruvananthapuram is set to witness a high-stakes triangular battle, making it one of the most closely watched seats in the state. The contest pits the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Delhi continued to remain among the most polluted cities in the NCR region in 2025-26, recording an annual average PM10 level of 201 micrograms per cubic metre, despite a 17 per cent reduction compared to the 2017-18 baseline, as per a new study. According to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Ghaziabad recorded the highest PM10 concentration in the country at 215 micrograms per cubic metre, followed by Delhi at 201 micrograms per cubic ...Read More >
Kerala election 2026: Key battles feature LDF vs UDF with BJP pushing in Nemom and leaders like Vijayan and Chennithala in focus. Kerala election 2026: The high-octane campaign for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections ended on Tuesday, setting the stage for a decisive contest. Voting for the single-phase polls will take place on April 9, while counting is scheduled for May 4. Kerala is witnessing a direct fight between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Elections 2026: Nazira sees a tight contest as Debabrata Saikia faces BJP Mayur Borgohain and CPI Kanak Gogoi, with BJP rising in this former Congress stronghold Nazira constituency in Assam, located in Sivasagar district, is one of the 126 assembly seats in the state. The seat has historically been a Congress bastion but is now witnessing a sharp electoral contest this time with the BJP trying to make inroads. Nazira Consituency Candidates The Congress has fielded three-time M ...Read More >
Pathum Thani (Thailand), Apr 7 (PTI) India will take on Chinese Taipei in their final Group C fixture of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup here on Tuesday, knowing that nothing short of a victory will keep their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals alive. After defeats in their opening two matches against Japan and Australia, both India and Chinese Taipei find themselves in identical situations, chasing a result that could yet keep their tournament alive. India's goal difference of -11 makes thing ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Result 2026: A total of 882,806 regular school students and 13,744 private candidates appeared for the exam. The correction of answer sheets for the 10th grade public examination begins today, and the results are scheduled to be released on May 20. The 10th class public examination for students under the Tamil Nadu state syllabus commenced on March 11. A total of 882,806 regular school students and 13,744 private candidates appeared for the exam. The evaluation of the TN 10 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision aims to bring uniformity and ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolu ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu's Sathankulam case: 9 cops get death sentence for custodial death of P Jayaraj and his son, Bennix, over violation of Covid norms. News18 explains the law, what next Sathankulam Case: In a landmark judgment, a Madurai court on Monday handed the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. The father-son duo, P Jayaraj and J Bennix, died after they were assaulted by the convicted policemen in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district of Ta ...Read More >
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