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State to probe 'illegal' teacher hires bypassing Pavitra portal since 2017

India, April 1 -- The state government has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into teacher appointments made outside the mandatory Pavitra Portal since June 22, 2017, following directions from the Bombay... Read More


Court withdraws arrest warrant against PDP factional leader Kabiru Turaki

Nigeria, April 1 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has withdrawn the arrest order for Kabiru Turaki, the PDP factional national chairman. Trial judge Peter Kekemeke vacated the warrant after a... Read More


Operation Kavach 13.0 delivers hard-hitting 48-hour crackdown by Central District Police

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Central District Police launched a massive, district-wide enforcement drive under 'Operation Kavach 13.0', in strict compliance with the directions of Police Headquarters, co... Read More


Civil Aviation Minister hails partial ATF price hike as "pragmatic and forward-looking"

New Delhi, April 1 -- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to allow only a partial increase in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices for domes... Read More


Heavy security deployed near Kolkata CEO office after BJP-TMC clashes; traffic diverted

Kolkata, April 1 -- A day after violent clashes erupted between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in Ko... Read More


Parliament passes four key Bills, Opposition stages walkout over CAPF bill alleging 'injustice' to police forces

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Parliament on Wednesday passed four key legislations -- the Jan Vishwas Bill, key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Bill, the Central Armed Police Forces... Read More


Megan Thee Stallion hospitalised after falling ill during broadway show

Washington DC, April 1 -- Rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to a hospital after falling ill during her performance in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on March 3... Read More


AP: Ex-CM Jagan Reddy slams Naidu's Amaravati as 'capital of corruption'

Vijayawada, April 1 -- Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy termed Amaravati as the "capital of corruption" with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu "engineering unprecedented a... Read More


Rail forums threaten stir after woman commuter injured by stone flung from tracks

India, April 1 -- Three days after a serious stone-throwing incident took place between Parel and Dadar railway stations, the women's wings of rail passenger associations on Tuesday demanded stricter ... Read More


Kolkata police invoke section 163 day after TMC-BJP workers clash

Kolkata, April 1 -- Authorities imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) to prevent further clashes between BJP and TMC workers outside the Election Commission office in Kolkata, a pol... Read More