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Kerala dental student’s death highlights growing threat of predatory loan apps

Investigators say the student had taken a loan of around ₹14,000 from an app and recovery agents had been contacting him repeatedly. They also purportedly directed calls and messages to a college teacher in an attempt to shame the youngster and coerce repayment

Former Haryana CM Hooda blames low procurement of crop on government’s “arbitrary” new rules

Hooda has also issued directives to all Congress MLAs and senior leaders regarding this matter, and instructed them to visit all grain markets daily, summon officials to the site, and confront them with the ground realities

PM calls for dialogue, cooperation to amend women’s quota law

Prime Minister says the Opposition had insisted that the women’s reservation Act must be implemented by 2029, and the government has taken the concerns seriously

11 people killed in the truck-taxi accident in Kalyan

The accident occurred around 11 a.m. on the Murbad–Kalyan road on National Highway 61 near Gavli village

CBI tracks down fugitive in 2014 Kolkata disappearance case to Surat

The accused had been living in Surat using fake identity documents in the name of Amit Sharma. The agency produced him before a local court there to get his transit remand to Kolkata.

TCS Nashik case: two suspended employees masterminds, say police

Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran announced that a thorough investigation is underway under TCS' Chief Operating Officer Arathi Subramanian to establish the facts and identify individuals responsible for the situation.

Delimitation will not affect southern States, says Goyal

There will be proportional increase of seats across the country due to delimitation and ‘everybody is back to where they were’, says the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry; he also defends the National Education Policy, says T.N. has failed to reach its ‘true potential’ under DMK govt.

IMD’s April forecast projects monsoon to be ‘below normal’ for first time in 11 years

El Nino conditions are likely after June, the IMD said. Historically, six out of 10 El Nino years have been linked to depressed rainfall over India.

Kejriwal seeks Justice Sharma’s recusal in excise case; Centre calls plea ‘contemptuous’

Former Delhi Chief Minister objects to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma’s reported attendance at four events organised by Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad

Resign as PM if you want to be BJP’s face in West Bengal, CM Mamata tells Modi

At a public meeting in Siliguri, the Prime Minister had said all BJP candidates contesting the Assembly election were “Modi”; it was a counter to the Chief Minister’s remark that she was the candidate on all 294 seats

Three-day parole for ‘Savukku’ Shankar to attend mother’s funeral

The parole was sanctioned after a petition was submitted by Mr. Shankar’s counsel on April 13, 2026, stating that the detenu’s mother had passed away on Monday

If BJP were playing petty politics, Tamil Nadu would not have got first PM Mitra Park, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister accuses Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin “and his ilk” of promoting a false narrative on the issue

Time for a double-engine government in Tamil Nadu, says BJP chief Nitin Nabin

Russia offers to take in Iran's enriched uranium

Failed talks between Iran and the United States over the weekend dashed hopes of a swift deal to permanently end the war that has killed thousands and thrown the global economy into turmoil since it began in late February

T.N. Assembly elections: Reach out to voters at grassroots level, Modi tells BJP cadre

Workers should also speak to beneficiaries of government schemes and record their experiences to build trust among voters, he says

Will Panneerselvam turn over a new leaf under the Rising Sun in Bodinayakkanur?

While his supporters are at pains to highlight the circumstances that compelled him to switch to the DMK from the AIADMK, the ruling party workers are yet to embrace him in a big way. He is also facing criticism in his native Theni district for not bringing in big infrastructure projects

Locals block highway in J&K after man ‘attacked by cow vigilantes’ goes missing

The Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) at Ramsoo Police Station; four accused have been detained

Drone-policing yielding positive results, says Sathya Sai SP

Minister urges BJP cadres to adopt ‘Nation First’ approach

Addressing a training camp for party cadres at Bathalapalli, Satya Kumar Yadav says that the BJP is not just a political party but a movement committed to national service

Congress moves to quell dissent amid fissures in Muslim leadership

At least three big leaders have been accused of either refraining from campaigning or making just a guest appearance, and some Congress leaders have been accused of tacitly helping the SDPI candidate

Poshan Pakhwada to play key role in healthy Andhra Pradesh: Palla

Racing to build a quantum computer in Hyderabad

e-Swathu 2.0 upgraded to resolve key issues, says Priyank Kharge

Reviewing the progress of the platform with officials concerned in Bengaluru, the Minister said that 1,52,863 applications have been received across the State so far, of which 1,33,803 applications have been successfully processed