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18 Apr 2026 9:58 pm
Food safety drive targets juice shops, bottled water sales

The initiative comes amid a surge in demand for packaged drinking water and fruit juices during the summer months

18 Apr 2026 9:56 pm
Opposition unity, neither automatic nor obvious, sinks Constitutional Amendment Bill

Till last week of March, government interlocutors faced no outright opposition to proposed legislation on seat expansion, delimitation to expedite implementation of womens reservation.

18 Apr 2026 9:53 pm
Allahabad High Court defers order on plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi

A person suspected of an offence is entitled to be heard before a decision is taken in criminal revision proceedings, says the High Court

18 Apr 2026 9:47 pm
Strangled in its infancy: Modis sharp attack on Congress, DMK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its allies in Parliament, accusing them of strangling an honest effort in its infancy and calling it a foeticide in the House. He also said parties including the TMC, Samajwadi Party and DMK were guilty and described them as offenders against the Constitution and the nations women.

18 Apr 2026 9:40 pm
IPL 2026 PBKS vs LSG | Shreyas Iyer has overcome his weaknesses, feels Hopes

The former Australian all-rounder also hailed his captaincy, under which PBKS reached the final last year

18 Apr 2026 9:38 pm
IPL 2026: Will he, wont he the Dhoni game continues

Head coach Stephen Fleming remained predictably tight-lipped, offering little beyond the standard line that Dhoni was progressing well in his recovery

18 Apr 2026 9:36 pm
Valparai tragedy exposes gaps in ghat driving skills, safety awareness

Road safety experts have expressed concerns about the judgment and control of the driver

18 Apr 2026 9:31 pm
Thirupparankundram, where hillock, temple are in the thick of controversy

NTKs T. Sathyadevi, Puthiya Tamilagams A. Sethuraman, and TVKs R. Nirmalkumar are adding to the otherwise straight fight between V.V. Rajan Chellappa of the AIADMK and Kiruthiga Thangapandi of the DMK

18 Apr 2026 9:26 pm
In Madurai South, the fight is between a staunch Vaiko loyalist and a BJP karyakarta

While Sumathi of the NTK and J. Jo Peter of the TVK are also in the fray, working hard to make a mark, the real fight appears to be between Pudur M. Boominathan and Professor Sreenivasan, who is supported by the AIADMK, AMMK, the PMK, John Pandians outfit and other parties

18 Apr 2026 9:25 pm
Iran reviewing new proposals put forward by U.S.; Trump says cannot blackmail with Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, serving as an intermediary, presented the proposals to Iran when he recently visited Tehran

18 Apr 2026 9:22 pm
West Bengal Pradesh Congress says no post-poll alliance

Bengal Congress Committee chief tries to dispel reports on the possibility of post-poll tie-up with TMC; the Congress is contesting all Assembly seats on its own strength in the State, ending a decade-long understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front

18 Apr 2026 9:17 pm
CPI(M) activistMostariBanusays it was her Supreme Court petition that secured relief for excluded voters in Bengal

Banu hails from humble origins in the Bhagawangolaconstituency of Murshidabaddistrict, one of the worst affected by SIR deletions; CM MamataBanerjee had earlier claimed her petition had resulted in the apex courts order

18 Apr 2026 9:11 pm
Dharmavaram silk shines at expo in China

National award-winning designer Jujare Nagaraju showcases signature weaves at Vasanthamela-2026 exhibitions in Beijing and Guangzhou, China

18 Apr 2026 9:06 pm
True farmers should teach a lesson to fake farmer EPS, says Udhayanidhi

Says Salem is a land of self-respect and there is no place for slaves, highlights how M.K. Stalin spearheaded opposition to Delimitation Bill, which was defeated in Parliament

18 Apr 2026 9:02 pm
UDFs surveillance squad keeps round-the-clock watch on EVM strongroom

Squad tasked with guarding the peoples mandate until counting day by monitoring CCTV footage from the strongroom at CUSAT, where electronic voting machines from the constituency are stored

18 Apr 2026 8:58 pm
10 villages will part with 17,000 acres for Amaravati project, says A.P. CM

Terming Amaravati a land monetisation project, Naidu says that financial liabilities will be cleared by selling the stretches acquired under Land Pooling Scheme

18 Apr 2026 8:57 pm
The Hindu Civil Service Summit 2026 on April 25, 26

Former Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar will be inaugurating the event and delivering keynote address

18 Apr 2026 8:48 pm
IPL 2026: PBKS vs LSG | Unbeaten Kings start favourites against stuttering Super Giants

The Kings have not put a foot wrong and are yet to lose a match this Indian Premier League season, while the Super Giants have stuttered to three defeats in five games

18 Apr 2026 8:43 pm