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Narrow win for BJP in Bengal, Mamata's 15-year reign to end: First exit poll prediction

India, April 29 -- The battle for power in West Bengal appears to be a close one, with the exit polls showing narrow win for the Bharatiya Janata Party in 294 assembly constituencies. To form the gove... Read More


rRs.r1,300-cr tie-up with Japan's agency to boost crop diversification, says Mann

Chandigarh, April 29 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that concrete global partnerships in agriculture, industry and innovation during his recent visit to the Netherlands and Finland wi... Read More


First exit polls out: Bengal remains a tight race, DMK firm in Tamil Nadu

India, April 29 -- The first exit poll projections of the 2026 assembly election season are out, and two prominent agencies - Matrize and People's Pulse - have now released projections across all five... Read More


WhatsApp may block devices linked to digital arrest scams: Centre tells SC

India, April 29 -- WhatsApp has agreed to examine the feasibility of blocking device IDs - not just accounts - linked to digital arrest scams, the Union government has told the Supreme Court, even as ... Read More


Beyond numbers, how West Bengal's voter roll revision is redrawing citizenship lines

India, April 29 -- In a village near the banks of the Ichamati River in Taki constituency, an elderly Muslim man tells us that one son and one daughter (but not the other children) from his family wer... Read More


Hate speech: No legislative vacuum on hate speech; existing criminal law adequately deals with offence: SC

New Delhi, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to issue any guidelines or directions to curb hate speech across the country, while observing that legislation on hate speech lies in the ... Read More


8th Pay Commission: Last date to submit stakeholders' suggestions extended; check details

New Delhi, April 29 -- The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on 29 April extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda, representations and suggestions from participants, pensioners, government... Read More


Japanese Agriculture Minister witness parliament session

, April 29 -- Japanese Prime Minister's special envoy and also Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister SUZUKI Norikazu witnessed the session of Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday afternoon. The House w... Read More


Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to flag off extended Srinagar-Jammu Vande Bharat tomorrow

India, April 29 -- Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the extended Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat Express service from Jammu Tawi Railway Station April 30. The train, which previ... Read More


Supreme Court flags insolvency delays, takes suo motu cognizance of NCLT gaps

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of delays and structural gaps in insolvency tribunals, flagging risks to creditors and the effectiveness of India's bankr... Read More