The Hindu (Delhi)
10 killed as overcrowded boat capsizes in Yamuna
A boat carrying devotees from Punjab capsized in Yamuna river in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, leaving at least 10 dead. About 18 people were rescued with some sustaining injuries. Efforts were being made to locate the others, Mathura’s...
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Record turnout in Puducherry, Assam; Kerala near all-time high
There was record poll participation in the Assembly elections on Thursday, with the highestever voter turnout of 85.91% in Assam and 89.87% in Puducherry, crossing the previous highs of 84.67% for the State in 2016, and 86.19% for the Union Territory...
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Fragile U.S.-Iran truce kicks in
The twoweek ceasefire announced by the U.S. and Iran hung in the balance on Wednesday with each side offering divergent accounts of its terms and Israel launching one of its heaviest air strikes on Lebanon since the war began, drawing swift...
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Bengal electorate shrinks 12% as 27 lakh out after judicial reviews
Over 27 lakh West Bengal voters who were put under adjudication were excluded from the electoral rolls following the completion of the judicial reviews on Tuesday, with over a quarter of such deletions occurring in two Muslimdominated districts. In...
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SC denies Bengal’s plea to delay locking of poll rolls
The Supreme Court on Monday declined the West Bengal government’s appeal to wait for a few more days before freezing the electoral roll so that many of the over 20 lakh voters, who could not pass the verification by judicial officers after being...
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Trump hails airman rescue; Iran says U.S. assets blasted
AU.S. Air Force officer whose F15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down in Iran on Friday was rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces in “one of the most daring search and rescue operations in U.S. history” on Saturday night, President Donald...
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All States will benefit from proposed delimitation: PM
States that have stabilised their populations will not lose their Lok Sabha seats, and all States will benefit from a proposed increase in the size of the House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an election rally in Kerala on Saturday. The Centre is...
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Russia assures steady oil and LNG supply to India
Amid the oil shock and supply chain disruptions triggered by the U.S.Israel war on Iran, Russia has assured that its energy companies have the capacity to “steadily increase” the supply of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, and also...
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Gherao of judicial officers in Bengal a challenge to SC: CJI
The Supreme Court on Thursday said a mob gherao of seven judicial officers, confining them without food or water for more than nine hours at a government office in Malda district of West Bengal, reportedly after several voters were struck off the...
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Commercial LPG, jet fuel rates up amid Iran crisis
Staterun oil marketing firms hiked the price of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by more than 10% in major metro cities on Wednesday, while the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was more than doubled for international air travel...
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Trump blasts allies, tells them ‘go get your own oil’
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at allies on Tuesday telling them to fend for themselves regarding oil supplies, adding to the pressure within the Western military alliance, NATO, whose members have not joined the U.S. and Israel in their war on...
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Trump threatens Iran’s oil, power sites over deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was engaging in talks with Iran and threatened to strike its oil, power and water infrastructure if Tehran did not quickly agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran denied...
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Iran warns against ground invasion amid talks in Pak.
Iranian forces were “waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever”, Iran’s state media reported Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday while warning the...
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Will completely close Hormuz Strait: Iran after Trump’s threat
The Iranian military on Sunday threatened to completely shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz and attack U.S. infrastructure, including energy facilities in the Gulf, if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on threats to target the country’s power...
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Trump mulls ending war; U.S. eases curbs on Iran oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is considering “winding down” the war on Iran, adding that securing the Strait of Hormuz — now under Iran’s control — is the responsibility of other nations, even as Washington temporarily eased...
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Crowds throng lake for Mahad Satyagraha at 99
Shobha Dhone, a farm labourer from Marathwada’s Latur, travelled over 450 km to reach Mahad on Friday. On the steps of Chavdar Tale, she broke into a song in Marathi to recall how Dalits were once denied water from the public tank. “Cattle were...
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Israel won’t hit key Iran gas facility again: Trump
Distancing himself from an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Tel Aviv would not target the “extremely important and valuable” site again and warned Tehran against attacking Qatar’s energy...
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22 India-bound ships on Hormuz evacuation list
Twentytwo Indiabound vessels in the Persian Gulf region have been identified for evacuation for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by the Indian government. Of these, 20 vessels have been assessed as critical to India’s energy security,...
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Afghanistan says Pakistani attack in Kabul killed 400
Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after officials said an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people, in a dramatic escalation of a conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan that...
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India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on tariff rates
India will sign a trade deal with the U.S. only after the country settles its “tariff architecture” and clarifies country-wise tariff rate, sources in the government have said. “Any deal that we finalise and sign has to be seen against the tariff...
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Assembly polls begin on April 9; West Bengal to vote in two phases
The Assembly elections will be held in a single phase in Assam, Puducherry, and Kerala on April 9 and in Tamil Nadu on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two phases on April 23 and 29, the Election Commission of India (EC) announced on...
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U.S. bombs Iran’s Kharg Island; Tehran hits back
Amissile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad of Iraq and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the UAE on Saturday while U.S. President Donald Trump claimed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s...
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Centre sets aside ₹57,381 cr. to offset ‘global headwinds’
Amid the $100perbarrel oil shock and fears of energy shortage and supply chain disruptions arising out of the West Asia conflict, the Centre has allocated ₹57,381 crore for an Economic Stabilisation Fund that would provide it fiscal space to address...
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Crude supply secure, no shortage of fuel: Minister
There is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene, and aviation turbine fuel in the country, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday, adding that India’s crude oil supply has been secured amid the conflict in West...
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Iran targets commercial ships; global energy concerns mount
Iran attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport in the UAE on Wednesday, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oilrich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded...
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Gas from new sources will end shortage, say officials
The current crunch in India’s natural gas supply is likely to be short-lived as the prevailing higher prices make imports from distant sources economically viable, according to government sources. However, such shipments typically take longer to...
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Conversations with Iran to continue: Jaishankar
The Indian government tried reaching out to the Iranian leadership after the U.S.Israel attack on February 28 killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but could not establish contact because of the ongoing conflict, External Affairs Minister...
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India routs New Zealand, defends T20 World Cup
India kept its date with cricketing history as Suryakumar Yadav’s men claimed the ICC T20 World Cup with a stirring display at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. In a onesided summit clash against New Zealand, India’s batting might allied with...
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Iran vows not to attack neighbours
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Tehran would no longer target its neighbouring countries in West Asia unless attacks originated from their territory. However, he vowed that Iran would not surrender in its war against the...
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Karnataka, A.P. set to ban social media use by minors
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are set to ban social media for children to prevent the adverse effects of increasing mobile phone use. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made an announcement in this regard on Friday, during the presentation of the...
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Ahead of crucial Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal Governors changed
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi as the Governor of West Bengal, while Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was given the additional charge of Tamil Nadu. The appointments come ahead of the...
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Battered Iran attacks oil infra targets in West Asia
Iran stepped up its attacks on economic targets and U.S. missions across West Asia on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S.Israel strikes have inflicted wide damages on the Islamic Republic while warning it was “too late” for it to seek...
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West Asia war escalates, spikes oil, strands flyers
Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states, and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday, while Israel and the U.S. pounded the West Asian country as the war expanded to several fronts and death toll grew on all...
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Iran hits Israel, U.S. bases after killing of Khamenei
Iran vowed revenge on Sunday after the killing of its Supreme Leader, and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a U.S. and Israeli bombardment a day earlier. U.S. President Donald Trump warned that any retaliation would only...
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U.S., Israel launch strikes on Iran
The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and U.S. President Donald Trump called upon the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the West Asian nation since...
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Kejriwal, 22 others walk free in excise policy case
In a major victory for the Aam Aadmi Party, a special court on Friday discharged party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case. Mr. Kejriwal hailed...
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SC bans Class 8 textbook, orders seizure of copies
The Supreme Court on Thursday said there was a “deeprooted conspiracy” behind the “very, very calculated move” to portray the judiciary as a venal institution in a Class 8 social science textbook with “selective reference” about “corruption” in it. The...
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India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi tells Knesset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Knesset on Wednesday, extended a firm hand of friendship to Israel and condemned the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 as a “barbaric terrorist attack”. Speaking at the Israeli parliament, the Prime...
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SC expands judicial team to aid Bengal SIR process
The Supreme Court on Tuesday moved in quickly to swell the ranks of judicial officers deployed to aid the Election Commission (EC) in the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal, even alerting neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand...
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Time for nations facing tariffs to unionise: Lula
Instead of negotiating with the U.S. on tariffs separately, countries should form “negotiating blocs”, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said here on Sunday, advocating for “unionisation” of those suffering from the tariffs. Mr. Lula,...
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U.S. Supreme Court halts Trump’s sweeping tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centres on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law,...
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SIR in 22 States and U.T.s expected from April: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has informed State poll authorities that the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists in the 22 States and Union Territories, where it has not yet been conducted, is expected to begin in April. The 22 remaining...
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DGCA proposes swift ban on disruptive passengers
Airline operators may soon be empowered to directly impose a flying ban of up to 30 days on unruly or disruptive passengers without referring the matter to the competent authority. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed...
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Political leaders, officials must foster fraternity: SC
Political leaders must foster fraternity and high public officeholders should live up to the ideals of the Constitution, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The court was hearing a petition highlighting instances of Chief Ministers, senior...
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NGT clears ₹92,000cr. Great Nicobar project
ABench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday cleared the way for the ₹92,000crore Great Nicobar Island megainfrastructure project, noting that “considering the strategic importance” of it and “other relevant considerations”, “we do not find...
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Trade deals made from a ‘position of strength’, says Modi
India recently entered into a slew of trade agreements, including with the European Union and the United States, “from a position of strength”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, adding that these deals were designed to expand global market...
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New Urban Challenge Fund to tap market for infra push
The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF), a new Centrally sponsored scheme of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry with ₹1 lakh crore Central assistance. In a statement on Saturday, the government said the...
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BNP secures landslide victory in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by chairman Tarique Rahman, is set to return to power in Dhaka after two decades, following a landslide victory in the February 12 parliamentary election, winning an absolute majority of seats, according to the...
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Zero tariff textiles exports to U.S. possible for India: Goyal
India will receive the same benefits on textiles exports under its interim trade agreement with the U.S. as Bangladesh gained through its own deal, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. “Just as Bangladesh has a facility that if raw...
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Centre plans guidelines for books by defence personnel
Amid the controversy surrounding the unpublished memoir Four Stars of Destiny, of former Army chief General M.M. Naravane ((retd), the Defence Ministry is working on detailed guidelines for serving and retired armed forces personnel who wish to publish...
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Centre mandates label for photorealistic AI content
The Union government has notified amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2021, requiring photorealistic AIgenerated content to be prominently labelled. The changes, which will come into force on February 20, also significantly shorten timelines...
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‘Restrictive’ software tools being used for SIR, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) was using “very restrictive” software tools, at least in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, with scant tolerance for “natural” differences and inconsistencies...
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India, Malaysia ink pacts to expand strategic ties
India and Malaysia on Sunday vowed to expand their ties in the highpriority sectors of trade and investment, defence, energy, advanced manufacturing and semiconductors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that both sides are committed to peace...
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India, U.S. unveil framework for deal
India will remove or reduce tariffs on all industrial goods and a “wide range” of agricultural goods imported from the United States, according to the joint statement issued by the two countries on Saturday morning. In return, the U.S. will reduce its...
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India’s oil imports from Russia hit 38-month low
The value of India’s crude oil imports from Russia fell to a 38month low of $2.7 billion in December 2025, with Russian oil making up less than a quarter of India’s imports, down from 34% just a month before, an analysis of the latest official data...
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18 killed in blast at illegal coal mine in Meghalaya
An explosion in an illegally operated rathole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district killed 18 miners on Thursday, officials said. This is one of the biggest miningrelated tragedies since July 2012, when 15 miners died in a flooded...
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Manipur President’s Rule ends; Khemchand new CM
The installation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)led National Democratic Alliance government, with a Meitei leader at the helm, brought an end to nearly a year of President’s Rule in Manipur on Wednesday. Around 6 p.m., Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar...
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Logjam over Rahul’s speech leads to LS face-off; eight MPs suspended
The face-off between the Union government and the Opposition in the Lok Sabha escalated on Tuesday with the suspension of eight Opposition MPs — seven from the Congress and one from the CPI(M) — for the rest of the Budget Session over unruly conduct...
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U.S. tariff on India reduced to 18%, say Modi and Trump
Indicating a positive turn in a bilateral relationship that had been under strain because of multiple issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that “Made in India” products would “now” attract a “reduced tariff of 18%” in the U.S., after a...
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Capex scale-up
While acknowledging the strains created by the external global environment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament, with the aim of increasing productivity across sectors and ensuring...
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Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Deputy CM of Maharashtra
Aday after the conclusion of the threeday State mourning for late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash in Baramati on January 28, his wife Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra...
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Menstrual health in schools is integral to right to life: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday declared that the right to menstrual health and access to menstrual hygiene management ( MHM) measures in educational institutions is part of the fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the...
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Economic Survey predicts bright India, increasingly darker world
he Economic Survey 202526 on Thursday painted a relatively rosy picture of India’s domestic growth outlook, raising the country’s mediumterm forecast to 7% from the earlier estimate of 6.5%. However, it simultaneously outlined a relatively grim...
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Ajit Pawar, 4 others dead in plane crash; State govt. denies foul play
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party supremo Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday morning, along with four others on board. The Learjet 45 aircraft, belonging to Delhi-based charter company VSR...
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‘Mother of all deals’: India and EU finalise FTA
Officials say document will undergo legal scrubbing before it can be ratified by European Parliament After almost two decades of negotiation, India and the European Union (EU) finalised a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday billed as the “mother of...
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India, EU close in on FTA as negotiations conclude
A“successful India” is in the world’s interest, said visiting European Union (EU) leaders who attended the Republic Day parade on Monday, as officials here confirmed that negotiations for the EUIndia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been...
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Parties allege plot to exclude Assam voters
Leaders of the Congress and five other Opposition parties in Assam on Sunday submitted a memorandum to the State’s Chief Electoral Officer, alleging that fake objections were being filed to remove voters from the draft rolls during the special revision...
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