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Under fire over links with rape accused godman, Maharashtra women’s panel chief quits

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:24
Party has asked her to resign on moral grounds, say NCP sources
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Gujarat, Centre sign MoU under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:24
As per the agreement, continuous water supply will be ensured in rural areas
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Iran war impact: Pesticide industry warns of price rise, spread of fake materials

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:14
The kharif season begins by the end of this month in most parts of the country
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No queues for LPG as Gujarat assures adequate supply, pushes digital booking

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:14
Residents from different districts reported smooth delivery services
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Show cause notice illegal, arbitrary, say BJD MLAs who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha poll

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:04
Political parties can not issue any direction or whip to their members to vote in a particular manner or not to vote at the election, BJD MLAs respond to show-cause notices
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Omar Abdullah questions ECI’s ‘sweeping transfers’ in poll-bound West Bengal

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 21:03
He said no amount of effort by the ECI “to gerrymander will change the results”
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33 detained Bangladeshi nationals sent back from Tamil Nadu

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 20:54
They were put on a train to West Bengal with police escort and will be handed over to BSF
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Delhi HC restores plea on absence of Section 377-like provision in BNS

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 20:54
Section 377, after the Supreme Court decriminalised consensual same-sex relations, continued to apply to non-consensual acts, offences involving minors, and bestiality. The BNS replaced the IPC from July 1, 2024
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Chhattisgarh Assembly passes Bill to curb malpractices in public examinations

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 20:54
The Bill prescribed imprisonment of up to 10 years and fines of up to ₹1 crore for specified violations
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CAPF Bill says IPS officers’ deputation necessary for Union-State coordination, reserves 50% I-G rank posts for IPS

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 19:51
The Bill seeks to negate a May 23, 2025 Supreme Court judgment which asked the Home Ministry to “progressively reduce” IPS deputation in CAPFs up to the rank of I-Gs in the next two years
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From green to grey, in Goa

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 19:48
Goa’s controversial Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2024, has triggered protests from residents. They claim that the law is opening large tracts of land that hold paddy fields, orchards, and forests to concretisation. This will impact the environment and local communities, resulting in water and electricity shortages and sewage treatment problems. Snehal Mutha examines how it will affect Goa’s ecosystems and its people
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Communists fight elections to reflect rights of people, says Brinda Karat

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 19:44
She says parliamentary democracy under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has been changed into ‘corporate democracy’
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A true benevolent authoritarian enforces discipline for the greater good: Seeman

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 19:24
Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman contends that without discipline, there will be no order; he bats for an economy centred on agriculture in T.N. and plans to create government-led industries based on local resources if his party emerges victorious in the Assembly election
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Congress high command will decide Cabinet reshuffle: Home Minister

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 19:02
G. Parameshwara says it is natural to have aspirations, and there is nothing wrong in seeking a ministerial post.
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UNI office sealed in Delhi; staffers allege manhandling by the police

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 18:44
An order issued by the Land and Development Office, pursuant to a court judgment, had asked the United News of India agency to vacate the premises
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