April 18, 2026 4:17 PM

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Cabinet approves 2% DA and DR hike for central govt employees, pensioners

The Union Cabinet today gave approval for the creation of a domestic insurance pool, named Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool, with a sovereign guarantee of 12,980 crore rupees to facilitate continuous maritime insurance coverage. Briefing media in New Delhi after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Br...

April 18, 2026 4:06 PM

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VP Radhakrishnan to undertake 2-day visit to Sri Lanka from April 19 to 20

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan will be on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka from tomorrow. This will be his first bilateral visit to the neighbouring country. He will call on the Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka. Mr Radhakrishnan will meet the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasur...

April 18, 2026 3:23 PM

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PM Modi to address the nation at 8:30 PM tonight

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8.30 tonight. The address comes a day after the Constitution Amendment Bill linked to the Women’s Reservation failed to get a two-thirds majority for its passage in the Lok Sabha after Opposition parties did not back it. The proposed legislatio...

April 18, 2026 2:33 PM

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Campaigning intensifies for assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

In Tamil Nadu, poll campaigning will end in three days as single-phase voting is scheduled to be held on the 23rd of this month. Today, Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi will campaign in Coimbatore, seeking votes for NDA candidates. He will also hold a roadshow from the airport to C...

April 18, 2026 2:28 PM

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NCW reviews progress of probe into Amravati sexual abuse case

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Vijaya Rahatkar, presided over a high-level review meeting to assess the progress of the Paratwada case in Amravati, Maharashtra. The case involves the alleged creation and circulation of obscene videos and images of young girls. In a statement, ...

April 18, 2026 2:22 PM

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BECIL signs MoU with C-DAC for digital transformation and advanced technologies

Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to collaborate in the areas of advanced technologies, digital transformation, and capacity building. The Ministry of Information and Br...