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New Delhi: The telecom department expects that AGR reassessment for Vodafone Idea -- which recently received government relief for its dues and liabilities -- will be completed by June, sources said. The reassessment was earlier targeted for completion by March 31. Sources said the review of the Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC) is on, following the internal licence fee reassessment by the Controller of Communication Accounts. Accordingly, the timeline has been extended to June, sources said. The Un ...Read More >
New Delhi: Campaigning has intensified in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserting that a major political shift is imminent in the state. Speaking to IANS during his outreach, Pradhan said, "A tsunami is coming, a saffron tsunami is coming. Change will certainly happen. I am travelling across West Bengal, and people's fear is breaking. People want to come out of the terror. Over the past 15 years, Mamata Banerjee has deceived the peo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that his government has always prioritised women's empowerment in every form, and said that with the Women's Reservation Act, India is moving towards greater women-led governance. He was commenting on a newspaper article written by Union Minister Annpurna Devi on "Enhancing women's legislative leadership", which highlighted "how greater representation of women is key to stronger, more inclusive governance and a developed In ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Leema Rose, wife of "Lottery King" Santiago Martin, filed her nomination from the Lalgudi constituency as an AIADMK candidate on Monday, ANI reported. With declared assets exceeding Rs 1,049 crore, she is the richest candidate in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026.According to her election affidavit, Leema Rose reported an income of Rs 9.82 crore for 2024-25. Her husband Santiago Martin declared an income of Rs 11.39 crore, while their son Jose Daison Martin reported Rs 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his alleged remarks on the people of Gujarat and some other states, saying that the comment was "shameless, demeaning and utterly despicable." Addressing a press conference here, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to clarify whether they agreed with Kharge's statement. At an election ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday announced a revised "as is where is" based regularisation policy to simplify the permission process for registration of properties and construction activities in unauthorised colonies of the national capital. The revised policy ends the requirement of a layout plan for registration of already constructed buildings in 1,511 out of the total 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. Also, the Revenue Department of the Delhi government will now issue conve ...Read More >
New Delhi, Delhi, India - Business Wire India Sensodyne, Haleon's leading oral care brand, is strengthening its commitment to better oral health in India with the launch of its 'Know Your Dental Age' initiative, placing the concept of Dental Age at the forefront of proactive care. India continues to face a significant oral health gap, with 9 in 10 people experiencing dental issues and most seeking treatment only when symptoms become severe. To drive early awareness and encourage preventive habi ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Western Regional Conference organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and outlined three key objectives. Speaking on the first objective, he stressed ensuring food security for citizens and maintaining a smooth supply of grains, fruits, milk, and other essentials. He emphasised that India should stay self-dependent in terms of food supply in lin ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleging a series of "secret meetings" with top BJP leaders, AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, releasing an open letter that raises ten pointed questions over alleged backroom deals and governance issues ahead of the Assembly election. Kerala goes to the polls on Thursday to elect 140 new MLAs. Leading his charge, Venugopal questioned Vijayan's private meeting with Union Home ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, and Congress leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement accusing the Central government of "triggering a severe" LPG and fuel crisis in Karnataka, which they claimed has affected the livelihoods of lakhs of people, including auto drivers, small traders and gig workers. The Congress leaders, including KPCC General Secretary and Karnataka In-Charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, alleged that more than ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on the Congress, while addressing a massive election rally in Patharkandi in Sribhumi district. Asserting that only the BJP can safeguard the state from illegal infiltration and preserve its cultural identity, Shah said that the BJP government has already identified infiltrators and they would be "removed one by one" if the party returns to power. "With BJP-NDA governments in Assam, West Bengal and Tripura, inf ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Kc Venugopal on Tuesday wrote an open letter to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, posing '10 questions' on what he alleged were covert understandings between the ruling Left and the BJP.In his letter, Venugopal said the questions reflect what is being widely discussed on the ground and asked Vijayan to respond."As Kerala once again stands at the threshold of an election, there remain a number of questions in the minds of the people regarding the legacy of your te ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday released an open letter addressed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, raising a string of allegations and questions over the LDF government's functioning, on the day public campaigning is to be ended ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. In the letter, Venugopal said that as Kerala stands at the threshold of another election, several questions remain in the minds of the people regarding Vijayan's 10-year tenur ...Read More >
Patharkandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a public rally in Patharkandi, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not allow Assam to become an "infiltrator-dominated region" and calling on voters to elect a BJP government in the upcoming Assembly elections. "I declare this from here today, and Rahul Baba, listen to this loud and clear, we will not allow Assam to become an infiltrator-dominated ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress on Tuesday accused the Union government of precipitating a "full-blown livelihood crisis" in Karnataka by mismanaging LPG and fuel supply, severely impacting auto drivers, small businesses and gig workers. In a joint statement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar and Congress General Secretary, in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that over five lakh auto drivers and lakhs of small hotel owners, vendors and delivery ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised serious concerns over the inclusion of Dalit, Adivasi, and Other Backward Class (OBC) entrepreneurs in India's public works and infrastructure contracts. Posting on Facebook, he asked, "Last year, out of Rs 16,500 crore worth of public works contracts, how many contracts were awarded to Dalit, Adivasi, and backward class businesses? Their response was deeply worrying -- the government does not maintain any data on this." The issue stems from a ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday questioned Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging a "deal" with the BJP's central leadership. In an open letter, Venugopal asked Vijayan to respond to the allegations and disclose the "agenda" behind his meetings with several top BJP leaders and Union Ministers. In the run-up to the polling for Keralam Assembly elections, the Congress-led UDF has, on several occasio ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies, and any campaign-related acti ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant move for Andhra Pradesh, the long-pending plan to establish Amaravati as the state's capital received a major push after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026. With this, Amaravati has now been accorded statutory status as the sole and permanent capital of the state. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu confirmed the development, declaring on X, "The capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati." Expressing grat ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra has written to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking immediate central intervention to prevent the scrapping of the proposed Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project and facilitate its revival under national policy frameworks. In the letter dated April 6, Patra described the project -- originally envisioned during the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government as a "critical mass transit backbone" for the Bhubaneswar-Cu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the silence period for the Assam legislative assembly elections will begin today at 5.00 pm, marking 48 hours prior to the conclusion of polling across all constituencies.In accordance with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, rallies, processions and any other campaign-related activities.The Commission has also ...Read More >
Congress leader K C Venugopal criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the UDF of spreading misinformation on FCRA amendments, calling the remarks "problematic" and "humiliating" to a community. Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain". Venugopal, the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the PM's statement made in Kerala ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adding to her list of fallouts with the BJP, R Sreelekha, the party's candidate in the high-profile Vattiyoorkkavu constituency, on Monday walked out of her own campaign event following a lack of acknowledgement of her name by the chief guest, Union Minister S Jaishankar. After reconciliation talks made by the party's state leaders, Sreelekha returned to the stage and attended the event. In an apparent damage control move, she later told the media that she had no such issue ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As of Monday, the last date for filing nominations for the upcoming Assembly election, over 6,700 nominees have entered the fray to contest from 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. On Monday alone, over 3,300 candidates submitted their nomination papers. Of the 6,740 nominations uploaded to the ECI website by 10 pm on Monday, 5,497 were from men and 1,241 from women. Two nominations were filed by trans persons one from the Villivakkam Assembly constituency and the other from the Radhapuram seat. ...Read More >
THE ALL India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill recently passed by the Gujarat Assembly, describing it as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and fundamentally violative of religious freedom and civil liberties. Asserting that it would challenge legislation in the Gujarat High Court, the AIMPLB demanded an immediate halt to the implementation of the UCC in both Uttarakhand and Gujarat, and called for a comprehensive constitutional rev ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the last one year or so, we have come across stories of Indians who joined the Russia-Ukraine war. One such person was 23-year-old Sachin Khajuria who was sent to the frontlines of the war. The last call to family Last year, Sachin, who hailes from Jammu, went to Russia to find a job. However, on September 13, 2025, he made a WhatsApp call to his family and informed them that he was being sent to the frontlines of the ongoing war. He pleaded for help in that call, and his family ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): Leema Rose, wife of Lottery King Santiago Martin, contesting from AIADMK on Monday, filed her nomination from the Lalgudi constituency, making her the richest candidate in the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections. In her election affidavit, Leema Rose declared an income of Rs 9.82 crore for 2024-25. Her husband, Santiago Martin's income of Rs 11.39 crore, while their son Jose Daison Martin has declared Rs 19.56 crore. The affidavit shows L ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed a Single Judge to decide "expeditiously" the plea filed by activist Kunal Shukla seeking vacation of an interim order that restrained publication of allegedly defamatory content linking Himayani Puri, daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, to Jeffrey Epstein. A Division Bench comprising Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar disposed of Shukla's appeal, while permitting him to file his reply to the interim in ...Read More >
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