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The Trinamool has named Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman and former cricketer Shib Sankar Paul as candidates from Rajganj and Tufanganj respectively; both joined the party days before the candidates’ list was announced

East, central and northwest India may experience above-normal temperatures, while north India is likely to see cooler-than-normal summer; country likely to get 12% more rain in April

The surrender led to recoveries of a large cache of arms and ammunitions apart from cash amounting to ₹3 crore and gold worth over ₹11 crore on the day that the Centre had set as the deadline for elimination of Maoism in the country

March is observed globally as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Remarks by the Union Home Minister about previous Congress governments in Chhattisgarh not supporting efforts against Maoism is untrue, says the former Chief Minister

Key promises include implementation of 1950 Immigrants Act to expedite detection and deportation of illegal immigrants.

Court observes that the Act does not exclude judicial review of the action taken or proposed to be taken or the rejection of the recommendation by the State legislature

This is a compilation of poll manifestos released by prominent political parties in Tamil Nadu ahead of the State Assembly election scheduled to be held on April 23, 2026

The nine-page court order recently said time was of the ‘greatest importance’ from the moment the police get a complaint of a missing person; the Bench scheduled the next hearing on April 21

Mamata writes to CEC alleging that BJP is trying to smuggle outsiders into State voter list, in a bid at “voter hijacking”; CEO says it is not his job to check Form 6 submissions; CM threatened Central forces

The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas faced a nearly three-week delay passing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran began selective passage. The vessel, carrying 45,000 metric tons of LPG, was eventually rerouted via a less-used channel north of Larak Island, guided by the Indian Navy and escorted by warships.

Karnataka is among the eight States/Union Territories where the census operation is being launched on Wednesday

Congress leaders say if the strength of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is increased uniformly by 50%, States with larger populations would gain more seats, widening the existing representation gap