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World News Live Updates | Why Russia’s Putin and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy agreed to a ‘limited ceasefire’
Moscow warns of massive strikes on Kyiv if celebrations are disrupted
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World News Live Updates | Another US strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 4
The latest strike brings the death toll to 175 since the operations began in early September. The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for one survivor from an attack Saturday.
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Hyderabad News Live Updates | Schools can’t collect bulk of fees upfront: Telangana human rights body orders action
For several days, parents across Hyderabad have been staging protests against steep fee hikes and additional charges imposed by private schools, alleging financial burden and lack of transparency by school managements.
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India News Live Updates | After Vijay’s blockbuster debut, here’s what all TVK promised: From 8gm gold for brides to Rs 4,000 per month for job seeking youths
The TVK promoted itself through its youth-centric platform, promising job guarantees, collateral-free startup and education loans, free laptops for government college students and monthly student stipends.
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World News Live Updates | Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak
Three passengers have died and at least four people are sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus, which usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings.
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World News Live Updates | Macron says US and EU wasting time on tariff threats as Trump fumes over Germany
Trump said on Friday that he would increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union this week to 25%.
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Mumbai News Live Updates | 19-year-old worker from Nepal killed at Sewri–Worli Connector site
Fourth death at MMR infra sites in two weeks.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Car parked at home, its owner gets bike challan — ‘pillion rider without helmet’
DSP (Traffic) Karnail Singh said that if a challan appears “disputed or objectionable”, the vehicle owner can file a written representation along with a copy of the challan before the DSP Traffic or SP Traffic.
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World News Live Updates | Iran war: US forces ready to resume major combat operations, says top American general
Iran missile strike in UAE raises tensions as US warns it is ready to resume combat operations if Tehran escalates beyond ceasefire threshold.
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India News Live Updates | Congress says Vijay asked for support to form govt in Tamil Nadu, state party unit told to take final decision
Congress is ‘clear that the mandate in Tamil Nadu was for a secular government committed to protecting the Constitution in letter and spirit’: AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal.
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India News Live Updates | ‘Hawala operator’ tied to jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar held after deportation from Dubai
Officer said that Navas KI played a crucial role in managing the financial operations of Chandrasekhar's alleged criminal syndicate.
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India News Live Updates | Tiger rescued and declared fit a week ago found dead, toll in Madhya Pradesh rises to 28 this year
Body found intact, with no immediate signs of poaching or external injury visible at the site, officials say
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Ahmedabad News Live Updates | 2 drown in Vadodara beach off Mahisagar River; 7 rescued
Police identified the deceased as Jay Joglekar (22) and Krishna Vijay Rajput (23).
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India News Live Updates | ‘So-called secular parties can’t stop BJP’: Owaisi calls on Muslims to create own political leadership
In West Bengal, Owaisi’s AIMIM fielded 11 candidates. All of them were defeated, and the AIMIM got a total vote share of 0.09%
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Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Vadnagar horror: Dying man’s note reveals wife, child buried in house
Hours before he was to give police statement on 'missing' family, diamond polisher ends life, leaves confession
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India News Live Updates | As BJP wins Bengal, Railways eyes land acquisition for key stalled projects
As BJP wins Bengal, Railways eyes land acquisition for key stalled projects
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Power bank explodes on IndiGo flight, passenger suffers ankle fracture during evacuation at Chandigarh airport
The Ahmedabad–Chandigarh flight, operating as IndiGo 6E-108, had landed safely at 3.29 pm when the incident occurred during taxiing.
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Pune News Live Updates | Ahead of monsoon, PMC urges occupants of 36 unsafe buildings to vacate
In a notice issued to occupants of these buildings, the PMC clarified it will not be held responsible if the buildings were to collapse during the monsoon.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Himachal notifies Juvenile Justice Rules: ‘No FIR against juveniles unless offence heinous’
FIR mandatory if juvenile found to be involved in a crime along with adults.
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India News Live Updates | Satheesan, Venugopal or Chennithala? Race heats up in Congress for Kerala’s top post day after historic win
Satheesan is banking on his performance as Leader of Opposition, but Chennithala is staking his claim based on seniority, while Venugopal is relying on his strong connection with the high command
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Pune News Live Updates | Know Your Fish: Initiative turns seafood lovers into ocean guardians
KYF is also building a community of citizen scientists through their “Fish with Eggs” project.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘Even Anupam Kher’s hair might grow back’: Samik Bhattacharya jabs TMC after Bengal rout; Kher responds with wit
Reacting to Bhattacharya’s remark, Kher responded with humour on social media.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | Bengal’s Advocate General Kishore Datta resigns following BJP’s historic win in Assembly polls
AG Kishore Datta's move follows the tradition of the state's top legal officer stepping down to make way for the new administration's appointees.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | ED issues lookout notice for Kolkata DCP Shantanu Sinha Biswas in land-grabbing probe
On April 19, ED raided Shantanu Sinha Biswas’s residence on Fern Road in Ballygunge and a nearby building where he has five flats, as well as the house of Joy Kamdar, MD of Sun Enterprise, at Behala.
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World News Live Updates | ‘US aims to protect ships from Iran’s aggression’: Hegseth warns Iran of ‘overwhelming firepower’
US-Iran tensions remain high as Pete Hegseth says America will protect shipping in Strait of Hormuz while insisting Washington is not seeking a wider conflict.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘I have not been defeated, will not resign’: Mamata Banerjee alleges assault and vote loot, day after BJP sweeps Bengal
Mamata Banerjee alleged that votes were looted through EVM manipulation and the TMC was planning action against the BJP and the Election Commission.
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World News Live Updates | Iran launches renewed missile attacks in Gulf as Hormuz flares up amid Trump warning: 5 developments
Iran-US tensions escalate as Tehran hits UAE, claims warship strike, raising fears over Strait of Hormuz and pushing global oil prices sharply higher.
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Ahmedabad News Live Updates | A fake Bengal government tender and 1 lakh pairs of shoes: How a Surat businessman was cheated of nearly Rs 7 crore
Two men have been arrested for allegedly cheating a Surat businessman with a ‘West Bengal State Livelihood Mission’ tender for supplying shoes to government employees.
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Delhi News Live Updates | Unpaid EMIs, an empty gas cylinder: Family of delivery agent shot dead by Delhi cop struggles for survival
Pandav Kumar was the sole breadwinner of his family of five. He paid the rent of Rs 5,000, bought them appliances and a phone on EMIs — he was all they had. With his death over an argument over being ‘Bihari’, they demand justice and financial aid.
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Mumbai News Live Updates | Record Assembly bypoll victory under her belt, Suntera Pawar now faces challenges in ‘stabilising’ NCP
Her three-month tenure as Deputy CM has been rocky with party colleagues embroiled in controversy and son Parth Pawar’s growing influence not going down with senior leaders
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World News Live Updates | Iran executes Iranian-Swedish national Kourosh Keyvani; family denied burial rights
In a case that has drawn international condemnation, Iranian-Swedish citizen Kourosh Keyvani was executed in Iran on March 18, 2026, on charges of espionage for Israel. Keyvani, who was arrested in June 2025 in Kordan, Alborz province, remained in state custody for approximately eight months, during which time his family was left without information regarding his whereabouts for over 40 days. Following his execution which occurred despite the absence of clear, public due process, his body was secretly buried by security agents in the Khavaran area of Tehran.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Constitution vs vendetta: Mann and Chadha take AAP war to Rashtrapati Bhawan as allegations and threats fly
While Bhagwant Mann demanded a constitutional amendment, the rebel group led by Raghav Chadha sought protection against what they termed "state-sponsored vendetta."
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Pune News Live Updates | Pune Inc | From mountain chill to made-in-India innovation: Startup ‘prints’ warmth into lightweight jackets
Suryudey’s printed heated jackets use conductive ink technology to create lightweight, flexible wearable electronics for all-season use.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘If Bengal wanted BJP … ‘: After TMC’s poll debacle, Mahua Moitra says party respects people’s mandate
"We will continue to stand & fight for a secular country where the constitution, not brute majoritarianism, is the last word," she said.
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Kolkata News Live Updates | From earning Rs 4,000 as a house help to the Bengal Assembly: Meet BJP MLA Kalita Majhi
Kalita Majhi won the Ausgram seat in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, defeating TMC candidate Shyama Prasanna Lohar by 12,535 votes.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘Aiming to return with trophy’: After stellar WPL, Chandigarh’s Nandni sets sight on T20 World Cup
As Chandigarh pacer Nandni Sharma reflected on her journey to the selection for the T20 Women’s World Cup team, she showered praises on Union Territory Cricket Association’s (UTCA) for ensuring her development as a pacer and backing her potential. The 24-year-old has also been selected for the one-off Test against England at Lord’s after the World Cup. “I got chances in UTCA and the full backing from the UTCA management including former president Sanjay Tandon as well the coaches and staff. All these performances for Chandigarh helped me to be picked up by Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League […]
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Kolkata News Live Updates | Hours after BJP’s win, TMC alleges arson and attacks across Bengal: ‘Has exposed its true face’
The BJP rejected the allegations, suggesting the violence stems from "internal rivalries" within the TMC.
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World News Live Updates | What is Donald Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’?
The Strait has remained mostly blocked since the US and Israel struck Iran, which in turn responded by blocking the strategic waterway crucial for the transit of global energy supplies.
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Delhi News Live Updates | No X-Ray, doctor’s statement: Why Afghan national who ‘swallowed 918 grams of heroin’ was acquitted
Special NDPS judge highlighted inconsistencies in the doctor’s testimony, lack of medical evidence among other inconsistencies.
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World News Live Updates | Strait of Hormuz blockade: How the US–Iran war disrupted a global energy lifeline
On March 2, Iran officially confirmed that the strait was “closed” and warned that any ship attempting to pass would be targeted.
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India News Live Updates | DMK minister loses Tiruppattur constituency by 1 vote, Vijay’s TVK wins seat
TVK’s Seenivasa Sethupathy R won the Tiruppattur seat, beating the state government’s Minister of Co-operatives, K.R. Periyakaruppan, by one vote.
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India News Live Updates | Ayushman Bharat in Bengal: BJP’s win ensures Rs 5 lakh health coverage for state’s poorest and elderly
West Bengal had initially adopted the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, but Mamata Banerjee later opted out, accusing the Centre of taking sole credit for it.
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Lucknow News Live Updates | 8 killed after car rams bystanders helping people injured in UP bike crash
Additional Superintendent of Police Harendra Kumar said the accused driver, identified as 30-year-old Vishal Vishkarma, is being questioned.
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India News Live Updates | Rahul Gandhi slams Congress leaders for ‘gloating’ over TMC loss: ‘Big step for BJP’
Rahul Gandhi has warned that the BJP’s Bengal win is a "big step" in "destroying democracy", slamming Congress leaders for "gloating" over Mamata Banerjee’s loss.
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Delhi News Live Updates | BJP win paves way for resumption of key central schemes in Bengal
Chouhan assures all development works, including VB-G RAM G, PMAY-G, to be implemented in state at a faster pace
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Delhi News Live Updates | Can’t sell, can’t take loans: How Gurgaon’s 180 sq yard rule is hitting hundreds of families
In this Gurgaon township, several families have paid for homes they don’t legally own. A 2009 administrative circular has left property registrations in limbo.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | In troubled waters? | 123 boats, but only six lifeguards
Boating at Sukhna Lake is an experience in itself. However, safety measures raise concerns
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India News Live Updates | After Tamil Nadu poll results, MK Stalin’s ‘trust undefeated’ message to DMK workers: ‘We will win again’
MK Stalin, after losing the Tamil Nadu Assembly election to TVK, said the DMK will continue fighting for people’s demands as a strong Opposition.
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World News Live Updates | 3 Indians injured in Fujairah as Iranian missile, drone strikes trigger fire at UAE oil facility
The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi confirmed the injuries and said it is working with local authorities.
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India News Live Updates | Pakistan Navy assists Indian vessel stranded in Arabian Sea, provides emergency supplies
A technical fault was reported on MV Gautam, which was en route from Oman to India, the sources said.
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Patna News Live Updates | May 7 Showdown: Bihar to witness High-Stakes cabinet expansion at Gandhi Maidan
While speaking to the PTI, State BJP President Sanjay Saraogi said that the the expansion of cabinet will take place at Gandhi Maidan on 7th May.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | From ‘Poriborton’ in Bengal, to ‘Badlaav’ in Punjab, BJP seeks to draw a straight line
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring countered the BJP’s optimism with a different political reading.
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Delhi News Live Updates | Op Sindoor prime example of technological warfare and India’s readiness: Rajnath
Speaking about the rate of technological change being witnessed in modern-day warfare, he said, “In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the nature of warfare transformed from tanks and missiles to game-changer drones and sensors within a span of merely three or four years.”
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Fresh show of strength, unity: Bhagwant Mann leads 90-MLA convoy to meet President, challenge ‘traitor’ MPs
Meanwhile, Raghav Chadha and at least two other MPs who defected to the BJP are also scheduled to meet the President.
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World News Live Updates | An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 21 people
China fireworks plant explosion leaves 21 dead and 61 injured in Hunan, prompting evacuations, rescue operations, and an official investigation into the cause.
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Chandigarh News Live Updates | Concerns not addressed: People allege as power outage crosses 36 hours in Mohali
Situation was also aggravated due to strike by electricity department employees; sources said just 4 linemen managing city’s power supply.
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World News Live Updates | Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, $1.5 million fine imposed
Musk did not admit wrongdoing, and won't have to give up any of the $150 million he allegedly saved from the delay.
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India News Live Updates | In Bengal defeat, Opposition has lost much at the ‘trinamool’ level
Number of TMC members in Rajya Sabha expected to decline gradually
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Kolkata News Live Updates | Suvendu Adhikari gets even: Twice got better of Mamata Banerjee, now the Bengal CM front-runner
The BJP leader played an instrumental role in the Nandigram agitation and was a close lieutenant of the TMC chief. However, he fell out with the party following Abhishek Banerjee's rise.
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World News Live Updates | ‘Blown off the face of the earth’: Trump issues direct warning to Iran after US sinks ‘fast boats’ in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said it would strike any US naval vessel approaching the strait.
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World News Live Updates | Shooting near White House: Secret Service opens fire at Washington Monument; teen caught in crossfire
Law enforcement have been on alert in recent days in the US capital following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner late last month.
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Lucknow News Live Updates | ‘Consumer is God’: UP govt scraps prepaid power meter system after protests
Energy Minister A K Sharma announces decision, says all smart meters will now function as postpaid connections.
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World News Live Updates | 2 killed, several injured after car hits bystanders in Germany’s Leipzig
The driver, a 33-year-old German citizen, was detained in the car. Police said he was a German-born resident of the Leipzig area.
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Lucknow News Live Updates | UP govt discontinues prepaid power meter system after protests
Energy Minister A K Sharma announces decision, says all smart meters will now function as postpaid connections.
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World News Live Updates | What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
Hantavirus explained: a rare rodent-borne infection causing severe lung or kidney disease, now linked to deaths aboard a Netherlands-based cruise ship.
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