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As Karnataka is facing the peak summer heat, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and IT and BT Priyank Kharge on Wednesday directed Chief Executive Officers of all zilla panchayats to take urgent and proactive measures to ensure that no village faces a shortage of drinking water during the summer months 

The BJP should be careful not to fall foul of regional pride in Odisha

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu declared a fragile two-week ceasefire with Iran, emphasizing readiness to resume military action if objectives aren't met. Despite cooperation with the US-Iran truce, Israel will continue striking Hezbollah. Meanwhile, 254 deaths were reported in Lebanon from Israeli strikes.

Delhi experienced its coolest April day in a decade, with temperatures plummeting to 28.2°C due to light rain and overcast skies. While a welcome respite, temperatures are set to climb significantly, potentially reaching 38°C by April 14. The recent rainfall also improved air quality, though a dip back to moderate is expected.

The Prime Minister says the 2029 Lok Sabha election and Assembly polls in the future must be held with provisions for women’s reservation

In a recorded video message from an undisclosed location, the Congress leader says his party has only sought answers and would continue to do so

Out on interim bail, the BJP nominee faces a TMC heavyweight as the party closes its candidate list

The Army Chief assessed indigenous platforms, including the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv and the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand, along with the upgrade, maintenance and production ecosystems supporting Army Aviation.

“I have to address about 50 political rallies in the State and about 20 of them are with Owaisi saheb,” says the Aam Janata Unnyan Party founder and suspended Trinamool Congress leader

China has confirmed its "own efforts" to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran, a move echoed by President Trump who credited Beijing with bringing Tehran to the negotiating table. Following a two-week pause in hostilities, diplomatic outreach by China, including extensive talks and a peace initiative with Pakistan, aims for long-term regional stability.

Left Front manifesto promises initiatives for heavy and medium scale industrialisation,setting up of new software and hardware parks; Congress manifesto looks like a copy of the Trinamool Congress poll promises

For weeks, the Trump administration relied on Pakistan to act as an intermediary, urging it to persuade Iran to agree to a pause in hostilities that would allow the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Islamabad’s role as a Muslim-majority neighbour was seen as key to making the proposal acceptable to Tehran. Back-channel diplomacy spearheaded by Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir culminated late Tuesday with the US, Iran and Israel announcing a two-week ceasefire.

Congress leader and Central Working Committee member Girish Chodankar said the party will file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the High Court decision.

Mr. Kumar, who drafted the controversial chapter ‘Role of Judiciary in Society’ and a sub-section on ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ in the now-withdrawn Class 8 textbook, said there has been ‘no selective targeting of judiciary’

Releasing the 2025 Groundwater Assessment Report here on Wednesday, Karnataka Minister Boseraju says gains had been made owing to good rainfall, policy interventions, and large-scale water conservation initiatives implemented over the past two years