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The nominations filed will be taken up for scrutinyon April 7 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations, if any, is on April 9
The Odisha government has increased reservation for Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste students and introduced a new quota for OBCs, or SEBC, in medical and technical education. The revised policy is expected to significantly raise seat availability, with ST engineering seats set to increase from 5,349 to 10,030, and similar gains for SC and SEBC students.
It was alleged that the accused CI, took money from Chowdeswaris father to turn over the married woman to her parents, though she was a major
Can you take these three issues and resolve them for us? That is the question residents of the locality have for candidates in the fray in the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency
CJI Kant said during his discussion with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he was assured that the entire High Court complex, including residential and other infrastructure, would be completed within two years.
NOTE: PHOTO FOLLOWS THE REPORT Minister for Roads and Buildings B.C. Janardhan Reddy said that the previous YSRCP Government had ignored road development and the construction of bridges on important routes
Despite thetechnological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies on the eyesight of its astronauts to learn more about the Moon
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to strike a deal or face all hell, as the conflict with Israel intensifies across West Asia.
GCMMF said it has 3.6 million farmers, collects 31 million litres of milk per day and distributes over 24 billion packs annually across more than 50 countries
The VCK president said the DMK government had implemented a number of welfare-centric schemes during the last five years, and the people wanted the government to continue
Rahul Gandhi alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the most corrupt CM in India and action will be taken against him after the Congress forms a government in the State
Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 263.67 points, or 0.35%, and the NSE Nifty fell 106.5 points, or 0.46%
Prime Minister Modi was trying to remote control Tamil Nadu using AIADMK leader Edappadi Palaniswami. However, Tamil Nadu could not be controlled by Delhi, and this should be proved during the upcoming election, says Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin
Some people went to steal iron scrap. It appears they might have cut through a gas cylinder that was full. The smell was so strong that they fainted, says Manika Tiwari, in charge of the Munidih police station
Key pathways such as the Strait of Hormuz have been effectively shuttered and routes from strategic hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi have also been impacted; transport costs have spiked with higher fuel and insurance rates, meaning less supplies can be delivered with the same amount of money.
The Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency in Tiruvallur has emerged as a key industrial hub, driven by the growth of the SIPCOT Industrial Complex.
Four people were killed and 18 rescued after a passenger vehicle carrying 22 people plunged into a gorge near Sojha in Himachal Pradesh; 14 of the rescued sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment.
Mr. Palaniswami who became Chief Minister suddenly was thrown out by the people in the last election itself, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter remarked
The Hindus KC Vijaya Kumar in conversation with Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister expressed confidence that the DMK governments welfare schemes and its election manifesto already earned widespread public appreciation
Congress remarks come a day after PM Modi said that Parliaments Budget session has been extended for three days so that the law enacted in 2023 for providing 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies can be implemented from 2029
We contest elections by putting forward 'vikas purush' Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- the man of development -- whom people from Kashmir to Kanyakumari trust, and by seeking votes on the basis of faith in his vision, says State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya
Directed by Dijo Jose Antony, the film is set to release in theatres on April 10
Unseasonal rain, hailstorms and fresh snowfall have swept across north India, disrupting normal life and raising serious concerns for farmers. Wheat-growing regions in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are reporting fears of damage to standing crops just ahead of harvest. In the hills, snowfall has led to road closures and disrupted connectivity. Authorities have issued warnings about possible waterlogging, landslides and flash floods in vulnerable areas, while governments have begun assessing losse
Jose Luis Abalos and his former adviser Koldo Garcia are suspected of having pocketed kickbacks for handing out public contracts worth millions of euros for sanitary equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
California-based Planet Labs announced the decision in an email to customers and said the U.S. government had asked all satellite imagery providers to indefinitely withhold images of the conflict region.
In conversation with Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, and Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Gastroenterologist, Chairman, MedIndia Hospitals
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian infrastructure targets in recent months
Also starring Krithi Shetty and SJ Suryah in pivotal roles, the film is set to hit theatres on April 10.
A former World youth champion and the current National champion in 50kg, Vishvanath used his speed and ring craft to beat the Kazakh and set up a last-four clash with JordanianHuthaifa Eshish
To my colleagues in AAP who were forced to issue videos saying that 'Raghav Chadha failed to raise Punjab's issues in Parliament', here is a small trailer, says Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in a post on X
Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi president Jose Charles Martin, in a social media post, had shared photos of the Deputy High Commissioner Ganesanathan Geathiswaran interacting with fishermen
According to Uttar Pradesh police, the youth, Rizwan Ahmad, of Chhawani area of Padrauna town, came under the scanner during the investigation of a case registered by the Special Cell
What was the government's response? That everything is 'satisfactory'. If everything is indeed 'satisfactory', then why are reports of so many problems regarding OSCs continuing to surface? questions Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Ukraine desperately needs more U.S.-made Patriot air defence systems to help it counter Russias daily barrages, Mr. Zelenskyy said, speaking to The Associated Press in an interview on April 4, in Istanbul.
A resident of Bedh Khad in the Darui area reported spotting three unidentified persons with one carrying a heavy backpack, moving along a dried-up stream under the cover of darkness.
Lakm Fashion Week and brands such as Countrymade, AK|OK, Kartik Research and Pro are generating a lot of excitement about the category
Afghanistan and Pakistan have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Kabul is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies.
The death of Indonesian peacekeepers sparked calls from Indonesian authorities for an investigation and security guarantees for peacekeeping forces
In the revised set of nominations, Mr. Vijay has declared two cases pending against him one at the Peravallur police station for allegedly violating election norms in the Kolathur Assembly seat, where he campaigned on March 30 after filing his nominations
Aggarwal Lodge', a building located near a bus stand in Kotma town, collapsed around 5.30 p.m. on Saturday (April 4, 2026), trapping several people in the vicinity
Irans army said it was targeting aluminum industries in the UAE and U.S. military infrastructure in Kuwait, the official IRNA news agency reported
Disciplinary action initiated against four officers; EC asks their positions to be filled by replacementsimmediately
Farmers, who recently set up a producer organisation and started growing millets, complain that they still do not have machinery needed to process the crop. Residents say work to lay a second access road to Subramaniaswami Temple is yet to be completed, with land acquisition still under way.
During the demolition drive near Charminar, Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Mirza Rahmath Baig Quadri came in support of the shop owners, and started arguing with the police and GHMC staff aggressively.

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