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Prior to her new role, Priyanka Ala was serving as the Zonal Commissioner for Khairatabad
Some fireworks units remained closed with their gates locked on April 25, 2026 preventing officials from conducting inspections of safety measures
According to the IMD, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Akola, Vidarbha, Wardha, andRatnagiri are among the districts under a heat alert, where the heat and humidity will increase
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan reviews two spectacular games played on Saturday that saw nearly 1000 runs scored across four innings. The former CSK also looks ahead to the crucial clash between CSK and GT.
If the court wants to reject the anticipatory bail, it may do so, but the court has no jurisdiction to say that the petitioner should now surrender, says Bench of Justices
Move to identify deficiencies and improve reliability of signalling installations across the network
Amit Shah to visit Ladakh soon; the Ladakh-Centre talks hit a stalemate after violence erupted in Leh in September last year, which left four locals dead and over 80, including security personnel, injured
The proposed Skydeck project in Bengaluru has faced hurdles due to restrictions linked to HAL Airport, says Dy CM D.K. Shivakumar
Gujarat Titans are currently placed seventh on the table with six points from three wins in seven games, while Chennai Super Kings are fifth with the same number of points but a superior net run rate
The day-long programme to be inaugurated by former Vice Chancellor of Sanskrit University Dr. Padma Shekar will celebrate the literary contributions of eminent Kannada writers
The lapses by the private diagnostic centres including their failure to maintain proper records of the tests conducted by them had been shared with the officials
Debdeep Chatterjee was brutally murdered in Asansol during post-poll violence. He was closely associated with Asansol North Congress candidate Prasenjit Puitandi, the party claims
Raghu Rais story is intricately linked with that of India. Without either, the story would be incomplete
Decentralisation will help in solutions locally and reduce number of representations
Going beyond waste management to the system that keeps producing disposable plastic with no afterlife
AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed the move by the seven Rajya Sabha MPs amounted to defection as it was against the provisions of the anti-defection law
Officials say the Toorpu Vanka feeder canal in Sambavaram, silted up over the years, is being desilted under MGNREGS at a cost of 2.94 lakh
The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Srisailam has asked choultry managements to set up drinking water kiosks for summer and serve free buttermilk to pilgrims, the EO said
On April 27, isolated places over the Western Ghat districts, Delta districts and South Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal area are likely to get light to moderate rains.
Rude people don't understand soft language. We continuously remind ourselves of this prophetic line when we expel infiltrators from Assam who don't leave themselves. For instance, these 20 illegal Bangladeshis who were PUSHED BACK last night, says Mr. Sarma
All major rituals have been retained, the Kudamattam will be curtailed to 15 minutes in the wake of Mundathikode fire accident
TTD has opened admissions to S.V. Balamandiram for orphaned Hindu children aged five to 10. Applications close on May 16, 2026
The task force warned Americans of Filipino descent in the U.S. to be wary of being lured by left-wing activist groups into joining or supporting Filipino insurgents in the Philippines in a recruitment process it described as terror-grooming
Fielding let us down. We dropped almost six catches today. When you are dropping catches at a crucial time, especially of players like Prabhsimran, Priyansh, and Shreyas, we wont win these kinds of matches, Venugopal told the media New Delhi
The Sakthi App came to the rescue of the student on the National Highway between Vijayawada and Guntur, said Mangalagiri DSP Ch. Murali Krishna
The proposed addition will be over and above the roughly three GWh of installed storage capacity the company expects to reach shortly, following the commissioning of 1.4 GWh during FY26, it said during its earnings call
India has in the past expressed interest to operate the airport in Mattala, which has made headlines as the worlds emptiest airport, including through a joint venture with a Russian company
Considered one of the most productive regions in the Indian Ocean, the Sri Lanka Dome phenomenon typically begins in May, peaks in July, and declines by September
My thoughts are with the brave Secret Service agent who was shot. Political violence is completely unacceptable. There is no place for it in our country, says Democrat leader Ro Khanna
A security scare shook the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., after reports of gunfire triggered panic and a swift evacuation. Heres what we know so far.
Panic buying pushed Andhra Pradeshs petrol and diesel sales 50% above the daily average on Saturday, shutting 421 of 4,510 outlets
A politician with close ties to West Bengal, the BJP leader heads to Dhaka as Indias envoy, with a mandate to reset ties with the neighbour
U.S. President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on April 25, 2026 night after an unspecified threat.
The villages Bobiya, Kadyala, Gajnal, Karol Krishna, Rathua, and Gujjar Chak along the International Border were identified at a meeting chaired by Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Sharma on April 25, says officials
The White House correspondents dinner shooting was not the first time that the U.S. President Donald Trump found himself at the centre of a security scare
The fires threaten residential districts of Otsuchi on the Pacific Coast; the area consumed by the fires reached 1,373 hectares (3,393 acres) as of early Sunday (April 26, 2026) morning, up 7% from a day earlier
Deaths due to firecracker unit blasts in the Sivakasi region have become a periodic occurrence, especially during summer. The recent incident, in which 25 workers died in a series of blasts, again spotlights the gross violations in the operation of firecracker factories and the inadequate monitoring of these units
Rais story is intricately linked with that of India. Without either, the story would be incomplete
In his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said Indian scientists are advancing the civil nuclear programme and their efforts are making a significant contribution to nation-building
The searches are part of an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities and suspected links with absconding accused Sona Pappu, says the ED official
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening
In a detailed statement, an airline spokesperson said there were 228 passengers and four infants on board and six passengers are undergoing medical evaluation
A minor daughter of the policeman was also injured as she tried to save her family members
The FTA between the two countries is one of the fastest-negotiated trade agreements that India has entered into, with negotiations being announced in March 2025 and concluded in December that same year.
EFI founder Arun Krishnamurthys visit comes weeks after TUDA unveiled a plan to develop the 187.27-acre tank on the lines of Hyderabads Tank Bund

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