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SC asks Uttar Pradesh to consider plea flagging risk of tetra pack-liquor in educational campuses

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed the State government to accept a representation challenging the administrative decision made in February last year under the State excise policy allowing the manufacture, packaging and sale of liquor in small tetra packs

Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained

What does delimitation mean and what are the constitutional provisions which deal with it? Why were the seats frozen as per the 1971 Census? Will the fresh exercise go against the federal principle, giving an advantage to certain States over others?

Massive fire engulfs waste plant in Kerala’s Munnar; wild tusker Padayappa moved to safety

Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Urban Co-operative Society fraud case: Duped depositors told to submit relevant documents in Bengaluru

As per the notice from the competent authority, depositors must submit 10 types of documents to process their refund claims

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Bengal faced decade of lawlessness, says PM Modi

PM Modi urged people to come together to build a state where "the poor have shelter, food security is ensured, women feel safe, and youth can find jobs without leaving the state."

Stalin burns copy of delimitation bill, terms it ‘black law’

M.K. Stalin burnt the copy of the bill at Namakkal in western Tamil Nadu, where he is camping in connection with electioneering

Parliament special sitting LIVE: Bill to implement women's reservation and delimitation to be introduced in Lok Sabha today

The government has convened a three-day special session, beginning April 16, to amend the Constitution so that the women’s reservation law can be implemented in the 2029 Lok Sabha election after carrying out the delimitation exercise

Hottest place in Karnataka on April 14: Aurad in Kalaburagi district records season’s high of 45°C

The bulletin noted that several places in Kalaburagi, Raichur, Bidar and Vijayapura districts, along with parts of Yadgir and Bagalkot, recorded temperatures ranging between 42°C and 45°C on April 14

Lokesh inaugurates two sports stadiums in Tirupati district worth ₹13.27 crore

The cricket stadium and the the indoor stadium projects, which were build at a cost of ₹10.10 crore and ₹3.17 crore respectively, aimed at creating an enviable sports infrastructure in Tirupati district.

UCC will erase tribal identity: West Bengal Forest Minister

“As someone from a tribal community, whenever I speak with the Chief Minister, I raise demands of tribals, such as recognition of our religious code,” she said

Eight killed in a road accident near Andhra Pradesh’s Mantralayam

Nearly 20 persons from Chikmangalore in neighbouring Karnataka were on their way to Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralayam

Women’s Commission sets up panel to probe alleged sexual harassment at TCS Nashik

In a statement, the Commission said the panel will visit the facility on April 18 to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry, examine the circumstances leading to the incident and assess the response of the authorities

Chhattisgarh cabinet forms committee to prepare UCC draft

The Opposition Congress has criticised the move, claiming that it would harm the tribals who constitute a major portion of the State’s population.

Implications of increasing the size of the Lok Sabha

These Bills will have significant impact on the composition of Parliament and its functioning, and are being introduced with no public discussion

Devious menace: On predatory loan apps

Loan apps function in a regulatory dark area and promise easy credit

Allahabad High Court flags lodging of ‘fake FIRs’ under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh

The Bench stated that it has observed a ‘troubling pattern of misuse’ of the law by the police and third-party complainants

Explain interest payment, house site allotment to Kaleshwaram project displaced persons: HC to govt

38 booked, 23 held in U.P. over violence on Ambedkar Jayanti

Anti-social elements allegedly tried to block the route of a procession taken out by the Dalit community to celebrate Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary: police

TGMREIS to establish degree colleges soon

We support CM’s stand on delimitation: Shanmugam

1,000 students to take part in 70 events at Insignia-2026

BJP trying to ‘gerrymander’ all Lok Sabha constituencies in ‘anti-national’ act: Rahul

Draft Bills contradict earlier “assurances” on a uniform proportionate increase of strength in the Lok Sabha for all States, says Congress; claims Centre’s hidden agenda is to deprive OBC women of reservation

VCK pulling out all stops to keep PMK at bay in Kattumannarkoil contest

While the VCK is seeking to consolidate its dominance, the PMK is looking to rewire the caste equations in the northern districts. The contest looks evenly balanced, with Adi Dravidar and Muslim voters aligning with the DMK alliance, and Vanniyars consolidating behind the AIADMK front