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...

April 18, 2026 1:55 PM

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BJP accuses opposition of blocking historic women’s empowerment measure

On the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failing to pass in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi said that the Congress has taken a stand that appears to be against the interests of women. She said that women across the country were looking forward with great...

April 18, 2026 1:40 PM

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US extends by one month waiver on sanctions for Russian oil transactions

The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure. According to an order issued by the US Department of the Treasury yesterday, the waiver now permits transactions involvi...