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April 16, 2026 7:59 PM
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In Turkiye, the death toll has risen to ten, after a middle school student opened fire at a school in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras. Provincial Governor Mukerrem Unluer confirmed that a teacher was among those killed. He said the attacker student, who used his father’s weapon to ca...
April 16, 2026 7:54 PM
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today participated in the inauguration ceremony of two modern security buildings linked to the security of the Gorakhnath Temple complex in Gorakhpur. Speaking on the occasion, he said that security is the primary prerequisite for good governance. At this end, continuo...
April 16, 2026 7:39 PM
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Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, today flagged off the ‘Surya Devbhoomi Challenge 2.0’ in the Himalayan region of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The event was inaugurated from Badrinath and is being organized by the Indian Army. The 113-kilometre expedition covers three sacred Kedars-Kalpeshwa...
April 16, 2026 6:40 PM
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today marked the 173rd anniversary of the country's first passenger train in India by sharing an image of the historic Thane railway bridge and an early train. The first passenger train in the country travelled between Bori Bunder in Mumbai and Thane on 16th of Apr...
April 16, 2026 6:32 PM
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President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung will pay a state visit to India from 19th to 21st April. He will be accompanied by First Lady Kim Hea Kyung and a high-level delegation comprising Ministers, senior officials and business leaders. This will be President Lee’s first visit to India. External ...
April 16, 2026 6:29 PM
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Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh today launched the intensive house listing and housing census operations for the country’s first digital census at Lok Bhavan in Mizoram. With this, Mizoram has joined the rest of the country in commencing the first phase of the general census exercise. Describ...
April 16, 2026 6:22 PM
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The US Senate has rejected a bill that would have required congressional approval for any further American strikes on Iran. This marks the fourth time this year that lawmakers have effectively permitted continued US involvement in the conflict alongside Israel without formal authorisation, despite o...
April 16, 2026 6:17 PM
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In Punjab, a high-level workshop was held in Zirakpur today by the National AIDS Control Organisation under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, aimed at reducing HIV prevalence in the state. The meeting was chaired by Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare a...
April 16, 2026 6:12 PM
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The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the transfer of more than 1,000 administrative and police officers by the Election Commission in the election-bound West Bengal, flagging the lack of trust between the state government and the poll panel. The apex court, however, kept open for a...
April 16, 2026 6:09 PM
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Election Commission (ECI) has begun the Commissioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) from today for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, Phase I. According to the Commission, the process is being carried out in constituencies goi...
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