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Evening news wrap: PM Modi promises Rs 5 lakh free healthcare for women in Bengal; Iran hits out at US over nuclear rights &...

. PM Modi intensified his Bengal campaign, targeting TMC and promising Rs 5 lakh free healthcare and women-focused benefits. Read More

16 dead, 6 injured in massive blast at Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar firecracker factory

NEW DELHI: A massive blast ripped through a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six others in the Kattanarpatti area, news agency ANI reported. Read More

Two US nationals detained at Srinagar airport after satellite phone found in luggage

Srinagar International Airport (File photo) NEW DELHI: Two US nationals were detained at Srinagar International Airport on Sunday after a satellite phone was found in their luggage during routine screening, officials told news agenc Read More

Delimitation decoded: What the Centre tried to do, why opposition shot it down & what happens next

. NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. Read More

Jaipur nikah, Kashmir trail: How LeT’s ‘Khargosh’ used fake passport to flee India

J&K police (ANI photo) A top operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Umer Harris alias “Khargosh” (rabbit), with roots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is now believed to be in Saudi Arabia after fleeing India using a forged passport, officials told PT Read More

Bohiragoto vs Bhadralok: Bengal’s identity battle heats up as parties ‘fish’ for votes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is once again being fought not just on governance, welfare, or corruption, but on something far more visceral. Read More

‘PM Modi’s address on women’s quota violated model code’: CPM, CPI write to Election Commission; flag use of state broadcasters

In this screengrab from a video posted on April 18, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. Read More

‘Cowardly, hypocritical and fork-tongued’: Mamata Banerjee hits back at PM Modi over women’s reservation bill

Mamta Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday responded sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of opposition parties including TMC over the failure of the women’s rese Read More