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Itanagar, Apr 9 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday urged the electors of Assam to actively participate in the ongoing assembly elections, stressing that every vote has the power to shape the future of the state and strengthen the spirit of democracy. Calling upon citizens to exercise their franchise with enthusiasm, Khandu particularly encouraged young voters and women to come forward and take part in the democratic process with confidence. "As voting begins across ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the proposed amendments to the Women Reservation Act are not just 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 significant move. In a signed article posted on his website narendramodi.in, the prime minister also said that the initiative is an affirmation of a principle that has long guided India's civilisational ethos that soc ...Read More >
Kottayam (Kerala), Apr 9 (PTI) Congress candidate Chandy Oommen, son of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, wore black attire as a mark of protest while arriving to cast his vote along with his family in the crucial Assembly election at Puthuppally on Thursday. At around 10.30 am, Oommen, accompanied by his mother and sister, reached the polling station. This is the first Assembly election being held after the death of Oommen Chandy in 2023. Chandy Oommen, who had won the Puthuppally by-elec ...Read More >
Haldia (West Bengal), Apr 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday, after a delay of two hours owing to inclement weather, to address the first of his three election rallies in West Bengal. Several parts of southern Bengal, including Kolkata, have been receiving rain since morning. The showers had left the helipad in Haldia filled with sludge, adding to the delay in Modi's arrival. The meteorological department predicted that the weather is expected to improve later in the ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 9 (PTI) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Thursday after clearance of landslides that had left roads blocked in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days. The strategic 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by multiple landslides early Monday. Though the highway was briefly reopened for a few hours on Tuesday morning, two major landslides forced a fresh closure, officials said ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Director of Census Operations in Telangana, Bharati Hollikeri, on Thursday said Census 2027 would be held in digital mode in contrast to the paper-based exercise conducted until 2011. The first phase of the exercise, involving house listing and housing census, would be conducted from May 11 to June 9, while the second phase would be taken up in February 2027, she said. As many as 88,000 personnel, including enumerators and supervisors, would be involved in the census in ...Read More >
Kohima, Apr 9 (PTI) Nearly 20 per cent of 22,382 electors exercised their franchise in Nagaland's Koridang Assembly bypoll in the first two hours of polling on Thursday, officials said. The voting that commenced at 7 am across all 30 polling stations has so far been peaceful, they said. The polling will continue till 4 pm. Security has been significantly tightened across the constituency following violence on April 5 and 6, in which one person died, and several vehicles were damaged. The bye ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam), Apr 9 (PTI) State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi cast his vote for the Assembly polls in the state on Thursday and asserted that a powerful, fearless, confident and new Assam will emerge after the elections. Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise along with his mother Dolly Gogoi in Jorhat, he said the new government in the state will protect the democratic rights and freedom of expression of all people. "Today is an important day for Assam. People are going to play ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 9 (PTI) The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 29.79 lakh to a 35-year-old man who sustained grievous injuries after a speeding private bus rammed into him in Mumbai in 2022. In an order dated April 6, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday, MACT Member R V Mohite held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the bus driver and fixed joint and several liability on the vehicle owner and insurer. A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) 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 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Hollywood star Tom Cruise says he is looking forward to the re-release of his film "Jerry Maguire" on its 30th anniversary. The film originally released on December 13, 1996, and is set to re-release in theatres on April 12, 14 and 15. Cruise shared a post on his Instagram story on Wednesday, which featured the film's poster along with the release dates written over it. "Looking forward to sharing it with you all again in theatres next week," he wrote in the caption. " ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over India withdrawing its bid to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028, and said it reflects the Modi government's true commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement both in letter and spirit. The opposition party said the decision also calls into question the government's true commitment to take on more ambitious carbon mitigation goals in the short and medium term. Congress general secretary and former environment minister Jairam ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday urged the people of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to come out in large numbers and vote for progress and development. Reaching out to the people of Assam, Nabin in a post on X said, "Your votes will be decisive not only in ensuring the security of Assam's 'land, daughters, and livelihood' but also in keeping the state free from infiltration and instability. "Today is the day of resolve for Assam's progress and development." " ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 9 (PTI) In the first two hours since voting began for bypolls to two Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly constituencies, the voter turnout stood at 11.87 percent and 9.01 percent, respectively, on Thursday. The voting for the bypolls in two constituencies necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa, began at 7 am, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said. While the Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of progesterone vaginal inserts used in fertility treatments. The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for progesterone vaginal inserts of strength 100 mg, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said in a regulatory filing. It has been determined by the USFDA to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed dr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The city on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 16.3 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below the season's average. The weather office has predicted a mainly clear sky on Thursday, with the maximum temperature expected to settle at 31 degrees Celsius. The air quality was recorded in the 'satisfactory' category at 10 am on Thursday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 93, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. According to the CPCB, an AQI betwee ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday appealed to all voters of the state to come out in large numbers and exercise their Constitutional rights to secure their future. Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates. In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016. In a post on Facebook, Gogoi sa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday met Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal, urging the party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati bypoll to facilitate the unopposed election of his aunt, NCP president Sunetra Pawar. A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had spoken to Sapkal to request him to ensure that his party's candidate withdraws his nomination against her in the April 23 bypoll, according to sources. The Congress had said that it would withdraw from the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Polling in the Kerala Assembly elections saw a turnout of over 16 per cent after the first two hours of voting on Thursday. According to Election Commission (EC) figures, polling till 9 am recorded a turnout of 16.23 per cent with the highest being in Ernakulam district with 17.8 per cent. Constituency-wise, the highest polling percentage till 9 am was seen in Thripunithura with 20.59 per cent, according to EC data. The ruling LDF is fighting to retain power and secu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Capitals, which they won in a thrilling last-ball finish here. Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season with a one-run victory over the hosts in a high-scoring cliffhanger on Wednesday. "Gujarat Titans (GT) Captain Shubman Gill has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 14 of the ...Read More >
Agartala, Apr 9 (PTI) Over 15 per cent of the total electorate turned out to vote in the byelection to Tripura's Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in the first two hours of polling on Thursday. A little over 46,000 voters of the constituency in North Tripura will decide the fate of six candidates in the bypoll that has been necessitated by the death of Assembly Speaker and local MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen of the BJP last December. An official said 15.63 per cent voting was recorded till 9 am. The po ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) A voter turnout of 17.87 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is striving to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago. Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 17.87 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters exercised their franchise till 9 am, officials said. A total of 722 candidates are in the fray for the elections, which is large ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Premier Energies Ltd on Thursday said it has secured orders worth Rs 2,577 crore in fourth quarter of FY26 for the supply of 1,600 MW solar cells and modules. The execution of these orders is scheduled across FY 2027 and 2028, a company statement said. According to the statement, the contracts have come from a mix of leading domestic Independent Power Producers (IPPs), module manufacturers and EPC contractors in India, reflecting continued confidence in the company's exe ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to all voters to exercise their franchise in the Assembly polls and take the state to new heights. Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates. In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016. In a post on X, Sarma said that each voice and vot ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 92.71 against US dollar in early trade on Thursday as the fragile ceasefire and Iran's threat to step out of the talks if Israel kept bombing Lebanon kept investors wary. Forex traders said markets are in a wait-and-watch mode rather than strong directional positioning as the situation in West Asia remains fragile. Geo-Political uncertainty was still high amid Iran's threat to step out of the talks if Israel kept bombing Lebanon, keeping in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) 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 w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Realty firm Signature Global Ltd has reported a 5 per cent decline in its pre-sales to Rs 1,540 crore in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year amid slowdown in housing demand in Gurugram, Haryana. Its sales bookings stood at Rs 1,620 crore in the year-ago period. During the 2025-26 fiscal, the sales bookings fell 20 per cent to Rs 8,220 crore from a record Rs 10,290 crore in the preceding year, Signature Global said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The company ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 9 (PTI) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on Thursday said it received an India-flagged vessel carrying 15,400 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia conflict. JNPA described the development as notable in the backdrop of the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel. "Today, JNPA proudly welcomed Green Asha -- an India-flagged LPG vessel that has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, and has moored at JNPA' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The World Bank has marginally raised India's growth projections for 2026-27 fiscal to 6.6 per cent and said that although GST rate cuts would boost consumer demands in the initial months of the fiscal, headwinds arising from the Middle East crisis could dent growth. The FY27 projection compares with estimates of 6.9 per cent by the RBI, 6.1 per cent by the OECD, and 6 per cent by Moody's Ratings. In its South Asia Economic Update report released on Wednesday, the World B ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 9 (PTI) Prominent personalities and candidates reached polling booths even before the voting process commenced across Kerala on Thursday morning. Over 2.71 crore voters are set to exercise their franchise to elect a new government in the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, along with his wife, daughter and son, walked to the polling booth at RC Amala Basic UP School in Pinarayi in Kannur district at around 8 am on Thursday. He was accompanied by party leaders. Des ...Read More >
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