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Battleground Baramati: Pawars want Congress to withdraw candidate, CM calls Maharashtra Congress president Sapkal too

Meanwhile, Congress leader Vijay Waddettiwar announced that the party had decided to withdraw its candidate from Baramati bypolls

9 Apr 2026 1:24 pm
Kerala Assembly elections: Shashi Tharoor says high voter turnout augurs well for Congress-led UDF

Tharoor said high participation suggests people are voting for change, which he said could only come through the replacement of LDF government with a UDF administration after 10 years in power

9 Apr 2026 1:22 pm
Auqib Nabi: There will be expectations, but I am focusing on my work

Representing Capitals in his maidenIPL,Nabi, who was the toast of the 2025-26 domestic season as J & K won theRanjifor the first time, will test himself in the worlds biggest T20 league after he was roped in by the franchise for 8.4crore; the medium-pacer fromBaramullaopens up on the challenge ahead and the domestic season just gone by

9 Apr 2026 1:16 pm
Assam Assembly elections: Poll official found dead in Sonitpur district

Cause of death is yet to be confirmed, though doctors suspect an underlying medical condition, says an official

9 Apr 2026 1:13 pm
Champions League: PSG beats Liverpool, Barcelona loses to Atletico in quarterfinal 1st leg

Atletico Madrids victory in the first leg gave coach Diego Simeone his first-ever win at Camp Nou since his stint with the club began 15 years ago

9 Apr 2026 1:12 pm
Ex-Union Minister Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury dies at 89

Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury had been suffering from multiple age-related complications. He died at a private hospital in Kolkata.

9 Apr 2026 1:04 pm
Donkarayi power house to go through second capital overhaul in 13 years

This unit was commissioned in 1983 and the last time a refit happened was in 2012

9 Apr 2026 1:00 pm
Puducherry Assembly election: Voter turnout at 37.06% as of 11 a.m.

As many as 9.50 lakh electors, spread across the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, are expected to participate as polling advances during the day

9 Apr 2026 12:59 pm
Woman's body found stuffed inside bed box in outer Delhi; three arrested

The deceased was later identified as a resident of Mangolpuri.

9 Apr 2026 12:52 pm
Israels deadly strikes in Lebanon spark outrage, condemnation from rights bodies

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it was outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon

9 Apr 2026 12:47 pm
Startup Policy Forum Partners With Fintech Premier League for Its 2nd Edition

Partnership announced at Fintech Baithak, SPFs flagship closed-door policy engagement bringing together founders and senior government stakeholders

9 Apr 2026 12:44 pm
Across the Country, People Unite to Celebrate the First-Ever World Diamond Day

World Diamond Day celebrates the personal stories behind natural diamonds from heirlooms to modern milestones

9 Apr 2026 12:43 pm
HYDRAA demolishes two-storey structure encroaching road in Hyderabads Bansilalpet

The encroachment began as a small shop on the ground floor with a residence above but expanded soon after

9 Apr 2026 12:43 pm
Iran announces alternative routes for ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz

Tehran had effectively blocked the key shipping route since early March, sending global energy prices spiralling

9 Apr 2026 12:37 pm
India enters final in Archery World Cup stage 1

The team beat Denmark and Turkey to set up a summit clast with USA

9 Apr 2026 12:25 pm
Philippines unveils new coast guard command in disputed South China Sea

The headquarters of a newly established coast guard district, formerly overseen from neighbouring Palawan, will cover an area of about 68,000 square kilometres

9 Apr 2026 12:24 pm
Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre proposes sterilisation of select wildlife species

The Minister said that this measure is only a proposal, and that there should be a larger public debate on the issue

9 Apr 2026 12:24 pm
Flip-flop on COP: Congress's dig at government on withdrawing bid to host COP33

It also calls into question the Modi government's true commitment to take on more ambitious carbon mitigation goals in the short and medium term, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says

9 Apr 2026 12:19 pm
Formulate model SOP for trekking safety in Karnataka: Minister Eshwar Khandre tells officials

The Minister has suggested that nature guides be equipped with wireless communication sets, and they should be held accountable for safety and co-ordination of trekking groups under their supervision

9 Apr 2026 12:18 pm
Which game?

Both vulnerable, West deals

9 Apr 2026 12:16 pm
IPL: Franchise cricket is evolving, be careful what you wish for

If the ICC does not lay down the rules soon, restricting the number of leagues a player might participate in, or indeed the number of franchises one owner might buy, the clash with franchise cricket (which is technically domestic) might become difficult to handle

9 Apr 2026 12:09 pm
Karnataka bypolls at 9 am: 9% polling in Davanagere South, 11.87% in Bagalkot

The polls were necessitated in Bagalkot and Davanagere South by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H.Y. Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa respectively

9 Apr 2026 12:00 pm
An increase in colleges, students but not enough teachers

Indias higher educational system must shift its focus from institutional expansion to ensuring equity and quality education

9 Apr 2026 11:50 am
How do benefits of doing yoga in the morning differ from that in the evening

Participants who practised yoga in the morning reported a greater reduction in sleep disturbances and a shift towards morningness a preference for early-day activity aligned with natural biological rhythms

9 Apr 2026 11:47 am
Donald Trump blasts NATO after closed-door meeting with Mark Rutte

Mr. Trump's outrage at NATO allies over their failure to join in his war against Iran had prompted fears he would seek to pull the United States out of the nearly eight-decade-old alliance

9 Apr 2026 11:43 am
Army rescues 135 tourists from landslides-hit North Sikkim, many still stranded

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in Lachen, with sustained efforts underway

9 Apr 2026 11:26 am
Kerala deploys AI surveillance for polls; real-time alerts track queues, crowd at booths

Live webcasting has been arranged in all polling stations for the April 9 polls. Each station has two cameras each, placed inside the station and outside it

9 Apr 2026 11:24 am
IMF strikes staff-level deal with Sri Lanka on $700 million in funding

Sri Lankas economic reforms have supported the recovery, the IMF added, although it has been significantly exposed to the Iran war

9 Apr 2026 11:22 am
Nepal issues arrest warrant for former PM Deuba in graft probe

Last month, authorities arrested former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak for their alleged roles in the deadly crackdown on the anti-corruption protests in September

9 Apr 2026 11:00 am
Rejuvenation of Yamuna among non-negotiable priorites, says Delhi L-G

Governor Sandhu visited the Yamuna ghats with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

9 Apr 2026 10:56 am
IPL 2026: Shubman Gill fined 12 lakh for Gujarat Titans slow over-rate against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season with a one-run victory over the hosts in a high-scoring cliffhanger

9 Apr 2026 10:55 am
Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat on the fragile Iran ceasefire

Brent crude, the international standard, was up 2.4% to $97.02 per barrel

9 Apr 2026 10:55 am
PM Modi appeals to people of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to vote in large numbers

The Prime Minister wrote social posts in Assamese, Malayalam and Tamil, besides English.

9 Apr 2026 10:55 am
Watch: Polling underway in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry as voters turn out early

Across three states and one Union Territory, electoral exercises is underway today. Polling began at 7 am in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry, with millions of voters stepping out early to beat the heat and cast their ballots.

9 Apr 2026 10:50 am
World Bank raises Indias FY27 GDP growth projections to 6.6%; flags West Asia conflict

The FY27 projection compares with estimates of 6.9% by the RBI, 6.1% by the OECD, and 6% by Moodys Ratings

9 Apr 2026 10:48 am