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Women’s Reservation Bill: 74 female MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; BJP leads in numbers, TMC highest in proportion

New Delhi: NDA’s women MPs protest after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated. Read More

17 feared dead in Tamil Nadu firecracker factory blast; CM Stalin orders probe

At least 17 people were killed in a firecracker factory explosion in Virudhunagar, with Chief Minister M. K. Read More

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

‘Jobs Going To Illegal Immigrants’: PM Modi Says Locals Being Forced To Migrate At Medinipur Rally

PM Modi in West Bengal vows to expand Blue Revolution, accuses TMC of giving jobs to illegal migrants, opposing women reservation, and promises welfare under a BJP government. Read More

2 US nationals held at Srinagar airport after banned satellite phone found in luggage

Two US nationals were detained at Srinagar International Airport after security personnel found a banned satellite tracker in their luggage during routine screening, report says. 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

Jammu And Kashmir’s Poonch To See Civil Defence Air Raid And Blackout Mock Exercise From April 20-24

The last extensive civil defence activity in the region was conducted with Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 tourists and a local in Kashmir Go to Source Read More