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HYDERABAD: The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, where seven matches are scheduled on April 5, 13, 18, 21 and May 3, 6 and 22. The stadium, which has a seating capacity of around 39,000, will be under elaborate security cover involving Law and Order, Traffic, Security Wing, TSSP/AR force, Mounted Police, Vajra units, Special Branch, bomb disposal teams and fire services. Gate No. 1 has been reserved exclusively for players, while spectators will be allowed entry through desig ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday alleged that the Centre is attempting to 'take control' of the state through opposition AIADMK, asserting that the upcoming Assembly election is a contest between Delhi and Tamil Nadu. He accused the Centre of not providing funds or schemes for Tamil Nadu. 'Delhi, as usual, is trying to take control of our state. They've not given any funds or any schemes for Tamil Nadu. But they're trying to t ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday alleged that the Centre is attempting to "take control" of the state through opposition AIADMK, asserting that the upcoming Assembly election is a contest between Delhi and Tamil Nadu. He accused the Centre of not providing funds or schemes for Tamil Nadu. Also Read | How Delhi's Bungalow No 33 Earned Its 'Haunted' and 'Jinxed' Reputation. "Delhi, as usual, is trying to take control of our sta ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In view of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 cricket matches being held from April 5 to April 22 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, the Malkajgiri Commissionerate has elaborate arrangements for the safety of players and spectators. A total of 2,000 police personnel are being deployed for the bandobast, including 750 law and order police, 300 traffic police, 10 platoons of Telangana State Special Police/Armed Reserve Force, 20 mounted po ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held a roadshow in Coimbatore and campaigned in support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and alliance candidates, urging voters to back the ruling coalition and replicate its past electoral successes. Addressing a public meeting at the CODISSIA Grounds, Stalin appealed to voters across key constituencies, including Coimbatore North, Pollachi, Valparai, Kinathukadavu and Sulur, to support DMK and it ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday held a meeting with Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore to India, at his official residence in Lucknow on Thursday. In his statement on X, he said, "Had a wonderful meeting with H.E. Mr. Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore in India, at my official residence in Lucknow today" Also Read | Bengaluru Horror: Man Steps on Wife's Neck To Kill Her, Arrested. "Exchanged views on enha ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday held a meeting with Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore to India, at his official residence in Lucknow on Thursday. In his statement on X, he said, "Had a wonderful meeting with H.E. Mr. Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore in India, at my official residence in Lucknow today" "Exchanged views on enhancing Uttar Pradesh-Singapore collaboration in investment, urban development, i ...Read More >
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada moved the bill for consideration and passage, with the government highlighting the need to reduce compliance burdens while ensuring proportionate enforcement. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, advancing the government's push to decriminalise minor offences and promote a trust-based governance model aimed at improving ease of living and doing business. The legislation removes crimi ...Read More >
The benefit, however, is tightly targeted ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * HRA exemption cap of 50% extends to cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru from April 1 * The change benefits salaried employees under the old tax regime paying high rents in these cities * Exemption is the lowest of actual HRA, rent minus 10% of salary, or 50%/40% of salary by city Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A major income tax shift is set to ...Read More >
Maharashtra: Autorickshaw services across the state are likely to face disruptions on April 8, as auto unions have called for a 'morcha' at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) premises. In Mumbai, the main protest is set to take place outside the Andheri RTO. Commuters who depend on autorickshaws for their morning commute to school or office are advised to plan ahead and make alternative travel arrangements. ALSO READ: Congress Unveils Assam Poll Manifest; 11 Key Focus Areas Include Governance ...Read More >
Erode (Tamil Nadu), Apr 2 (PTI) DMK President, Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, alleged that the NDA's betrayals include 'strangling' the MSMEs during the ongoing West Asia crisis. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin alleged AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had no achievements to claim for his government during 2017-21; neither does PM Modi, who comes on "election tours" to Tamil Nadu. Ridiculing the slow pace of work to build Madurai AIIMS, as that project was announced by the ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 2 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP on Thursday of attempting to influence elections in various states in collusion with the Election Commission (EC) and asserted that his party is preparing to counter such "conspiracies" to establish a "PDA government" in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a press conference here after meeting the party cadre, Yadav said the members of the SP have reiterated their commitment to strengthening the "PDA" (Backwards, Dalits, Minor ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: With the Kerala assembly elections drawing closer, the state's three major political alliances - the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) - have unveiled their manifestos, placing a strong focus on welfare expansion, women-centric schemes, healthcare access, and infrastructure development. A key point of convergence across all three alliances is the promise to increase welfare pensions to ₹3,000, signalling a comp ...Read More >
Amid ongoing global energy supply disruptions, state-run oil marketing companies on Wednesday raised prices of commercial LPG and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), marking a significant increase across key fuel segments. The price of a 19kg commercial LPG cylinder was hiked by ₹195.5, taking the rate in Delhi from ₹1,883 on March 7 to ₹2,078.50 on Wednesday, a 10.4% increase. Commercial LPG is widely used by hotels, hostels and restaurants, and this is the second price hike in less than a month ...Read More >
Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) commissioner A.V. Ranganath felicitated the residents of RK Puram Officers' Colony for their persistent efforts in reclaiming a 3,000-square-yard park from encroachment. Praising them for their decades-long struggle, he called them role models for protecting public spaces and inspiring civic responsibility. The park land, originally designated in a 1968 layout, had been illegally occupied over the years by encroachers who created ...Read More >
The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to replace around 140,000 of the 270,000-odd CCTV cameras procured through Chinese firms, due to operational challenges and security concerns, officials aware of the developments said on Wednesday. Officials said the move is in line with recent directives issued by the Centre, and that the move will be executed in phases to ensure that surveillance in the city is not disrupted. PWD minister Parvesh Verma said, "We have taken a decision to phase out ...Read More >
Thane: In a major announcement, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has planned a major infrastructure update for the people of Thane City. In an event on April 1, the Dy CM said that an ambitious pod taxi project has been planned, which will provide last-mile connectivity. In addition to this, 'Twin Tower', similar to the Eiffel Tower, is also being planned. While addressing the event, Shinde said that on the lines of the Metro, Coastal Road and the Thane-Borivali twin-tunnel p ...Read More >
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday personally reviewed dozens of public grievances during a 'Janta Darshan' program held at the Gorakhnath Temple premises. Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a 'Janta Darshan' at the CM residence in Lucknow and interacted with the citizens as part of his routine outreach programme. Also Read | Why Stock Market Is Down Today, April 2, 2026. During Janta Darshan, people e ...Read More >
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday personally reviewed dozens of public grievances during a 'Janta Darshan' program held at the Gorakhnath Temple premises. Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a 'Janta Darshan' at the CM residence in Lucknow and interacted with the citizens as part of his routine outreach programme. During Janta Darshan, people expressed their problems and presented their issues before th ...Read More >
Lucknow, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off 250 electric and CNG vehicles on Wednesday for the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, marking a major step towards 100 per cent waste collection in 110 wards and a sustainable city model, officials said. This initiative is aimed at making the waste management system in the capital city of Lucknow more robust, modern, and eco-friendly, the officials added. In a post on X, CM Yogi said, "Under the successful ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that people removed political garbage to enable change and better governance, claiming that in nine years of reconstruction, Lucknow has now become one of the top three cleanest cities in the country.Flagging off 250 electric and CNG vehicles to strengthen the door-to-door waste collection in the city, the CM contrasted this with the period before 2017, stating that the city was marked by "darkness, insecurity and poor sanitation. He accu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) As part of a security overhaul, the Delhi government will replace 1.4 lakh Chinese-made CCTV cameras installed across Delhi, PWD minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Wednesday. Currently, the Public Works Department (PWD) has installed approximately 2.8 lakh cameras across the city, out of which 1,40,000 CCTV cameras fitted in phase 1 were from a Chinese firm. "We have decided to phase out a significant portion of the CCTV cameras installed across the city, particularly ...Read More >
Bagalkot (Karnataka) [India], April 1 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday slammed the Modi government over hike in price of commercial LPG cylinders and said it will impose a huge burden on people. "Today, from April 1, the Modi government has imposed a huge burden on dhaba operators, ready-mix operators, restaurants, hotels, sweet makers, confectioners, dosa and idli makers. They have increased the price of a Rs 200 commercial gas cylinder," Surjewala told reporters. " ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday morning flagged off 250 environment-friendly electric and CNG vehicles operated on green energy to strengthen waste management by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation. On this occasion, Chief Minister Yogi launched a sharp attack on the opposition, saying that when the people of Uttar Pradesh removed "political garbage" and laid the foundation for change, it resulted in successful cleanliness initiatives under the double-engine government, leadi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A magisterial probe has been ordered into the death of a 32-year-old Nigerian national under mysterious circumstances following his apprehension by police in west Delhi, official sources said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening when a team on patrol spotted a man riding a scooter on the wrong side of the road near the Rajouri Garden metro station and signalled him to stop. The rider allegedly rammed the scooter into a police motorcyc ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (UNI) Bhuvanagiri Member of Parliament Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday issued a sharp counter to union Minister G Kishan Reddy over his remarks in the Lok Sabha during discussions on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. In a video statement, the MP accused Kishan Reddy of attempting to mislead the people of Telangana by alleging that the state had been "plundered" over the past decade and by referring to the existence of an "RR Tax." Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Anil Desai on Wednesday criticised the central government for the recent hike in commercial LPG prices and underlined the need to control the prices. "The government has been saying that there would be no problems, but with the way there has been a price hike in both domestic and commercial LPG cylinders, it was important to control the prices," Desai told ANI. Meanwhile, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that ensuring a steady supply of p ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Civil Aviation Ministry Joint Secretary Asangba Chuba Ao on Wednesday said that the government's decision to allow only a partial increase of 25% on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines provides "critical relief", and the move will "prevent a potential industry-wide crisis". "This morning, there was a very significant announcement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas regarding prices of ATF, that is, aviation turbine fuel. The Indian ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ashwini Bhide, 55, an IAS officer of 1995 batch, widely known as the 'Metro Woman of Mumbai' for spearheading the Aqua Line (Metro 3) and navigating challenges of land acquisition and resettling project affected people, has emerged as the front-runner for the post of commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC), the country's richest civic body. Bhide will become the first woman IAS officer to make it to the position, when she takes over from the current civic chief Bh ...Read More >
Phase I of Line 9 will improve transit options for residents. (File) In a boost to Mumbai's suburban mobility, portions of Mumbai Metro Line 2B and Metro Line 9 are scheduled to commence partial operations on April 3, bringing metro connectivity to several key city and suburb areas. The move by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is expected to significantly ease daily travel for commuters across eastern and northern parts of Greater Mumbai. In the initial phase, Line ...Read More >
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