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Lucknow Bench Stays its Order to File FIR against Rahul Gandhi

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday stayed its own order for an FIR against the Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and acknowledged that an order for the registration of an FIR cannot be issued without serving him a […]

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Police Arrest Four “Radicalised” Persons

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The Delhi Police have arrested four “radicalised” men from Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar who allegedly planned terror activities, carried out recce of sensitive locations to target them and attempted to recruit others through encrypted online platforms, officials said on Saturday. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and related material were seized during […]

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Modi Lambasts Congress, its Allies for Committing “Foeticide” of Women’s Reservation Bill

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 18: An enraged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the opposition, more particularly singling out the Congress, accusing them of committing “foeticide” of his government’s “honest endeavour” to empower women and giving them equal rights. Addressing the nation a day after the constitution amendment bill to provide […]

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Two Indian Oil Tankers Fired upon by Iran in Strait of Hormuz, No Damage

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 18: Two Indian vessels, including a large crude oil tanker carrying about two million barrels of Iraqi oil, were on Saturday fired upon by the Iran Navy north of Oman, official sources said. Shortly after reports emerged that the Indian ships were forced to turn back from the Strait of […]

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Special Trains to West Bengal to Bring Migrant Workers to Vote

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The Indian Railways have planned to run several special trains from different centres in the country destined West Bengal ahead of the state Assembly elections later this month. Official sources said the idea was to help migrant workers from West Bengal engaged in other states to reach their constituencies […]

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Modi Says Opposition will Face Consequences for Defeating Women’s Reservation Bill, Opposition Says It Only Defeated BJP’s “Conspiracy”

April 18, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address the nation at 8.30 PM on Saturday, probably to target the opposition for defeating the delimitation bill linked with women’s reservation, told his cabinet colleagues that the opposition would have to face consequences for committing the mistake of not […]

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4 Naxals Killed in Jharkhand

April 17, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 17: Four Naxals (Maoists) were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, police said on Friday. The encounter was reported in the Batuka forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off, police added. SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said, “Four Maoists have been killed in […]

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Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz till Ceasefire in Force

April 17, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 17: In a major relief to all nations across the world, Iran, on Friday, finally opened the Strait of Hormuz for the passage of all commercial vessels after a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday, but the US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade of the […]

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High Court Orders Probe against Rahul Gandhi of Holding British Citizenship

April 17, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 17: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered FIR and probe into the allegation of holding British citizenship against Congress MP and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. A single bench concluded the hearing on a petition filed by complainant Vignesh […]

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Women’s Reservation Bill Defeated, Delimitation Bill Dropped

April 17, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 17: The much-awaited women’s reservation bill linked with delimitation of constituencies to increase the strength of the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies failed to secure the required two-thirds majority and the remaining two bills “intrinsically linked” to women’s quota were dropped in an anticipated development in the Lok Sabha on […]