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'Bengal can do better': Leander Paes joins BJP

New Delhi, April 1 -- Olympic tennis medallist Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, launching a new innings in politics just days before the West Bengal elections. In 2021 he had... Read More


Centre for Southeast Asian Studies inagurated at Nalanda University

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar, was inaugurated by the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran, accor... Read More


Lok Sabha to discuss FCRA Amendment Bill, ATF excise duty; Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman to lead key debates

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday is set for a packed agenda, with key legislative and financial matters on the table, including the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) B... Read More


Assam: Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi promises new bridge over Soitai as students face hardships

Mariani, April 1 -- Many schoolchildren from Naopam and Moran villages in Assam are facing the prospect of another academic year disrupted by the absence of a bridge over the Soitai River. Currently ... Read More


Non-HP passenger vehicles to pay rRs.r100 as entry tax

Shimla, April 1 -- Amid widespread outrage over a sharp hike in the border toll tax, the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government on Tuesday decided that all non-Himachal passenger vehicles (up ... Read More


IAS officer reshuffle in state; Fadnavis, Shinde at odds on some appointments

India, April 1 -- In a reshuffle of senior IAS officers in the state administration, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday moved around several veterans from one key post to another. In a couple... Read More


Rajya Sabha passes CAPFs Administration Bill to streamline recruitment and service rules

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, a key legislation aimed at standardizing recruitment, deputation, promo... Read More


Women candidates take centre stage in TN elections

Chennai, April 1 -- Women's representation has emerged as a significant topic in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026, with major political parties fielding a notable number of women across constitu... Read More


SC panel deprecates Rajasthan govt for 'unabated' contamination of Jojari-Luni-Bandi river system

New Delhi, April 1 -- A Supreme Court-appointed high-level committee has deprecated the Rajasthan government for its "meek submission" to "horrendous" industrial pollution that has turned the Jojari-L... Read More


Congress MP K Suresh terms FCRA Amendment bill anti-democratic, predicts UDF win in Keralam

New Delhi, April 1 -- Congress MP K Suresh on Wednesday strongly opposed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill, terming it anti-democratic and anti-constitutional, while asse... Read More