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Dates announced for 10 bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar

Baths scheduled for March 6, 2027 (Mahashivratri), March 8 (Phalguna Amavasya), and April 14 (Mesh Sankranti) will be designated as 'Amrit Snans' (sacred baths)

Mercury set to rise across India; temperatures in Delhi may hit 40°C

IMD flags rising temperatures across India with heatwave alerts in several states, even as parts of northeast, northwest and south gear up for rainfall and thunderstorms in coming days

Over 100 students fall ill, 1 dead after eating food at Odisha govt school

Officials said the students of the Kakabandha Ashram School complained of discomfort and fell ill after eating food items 'not mentioned in the authorised menu' on Sunday morning

13 killed, 21 injured in boiler blast at Vedanta plant in Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the incident and announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the kin of each deceased worker and ₹50,000 to those injured

Datanomics: Ambedkar at 135, dreams yet to be fully realised for SC/STs

The number of SC/ST atrocity cases registered against SCs and STs increased by over 200 percent since 1991, spanning more than three decades

Delhi-Dehradun expressway to spur tourism boom in Uttarakhand: PM Modi

Modi said that the expressway is set to significantly reduce travel time and costs for commuters, leading to substantial fuel savings and lower freight charges

Constitutional Amendment Bill proposes to expand LS seats from 543 to 850

The Bill proposes to amend Article 81 to allow for not more than 815 members from states and up to 35 from Union Territories, taking the Lok Sabha's total strength to 850

Samrat Choudhary elected BJP legislature party leader, set to be Bihar CM

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary elected BJP legislature party leader following resignation of Nitish Kumar as CM.

Can Thalapathy Vijay turn celebrity appeal into votes in Tamil Nadu polls?

Actor Vijay's political debut may disrupt Tamil Nadu's two-party system, but analysts say converting popularity into votes remains a key challenge ahead of 2026 polls

Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor to boost growth, connectivity: Adityanath

Adityanath said products from Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and Meerut, including woodwork, handicrafts, and farm produce, will get faster access to Delhi and global markets

Healthcare hit across Rajasthan as private doctors go on daylong strike

The impact was visible across small and large private hospitals while some hospitals even suspended emergency services

PM inaugurates Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor, travel time cut to 2.5 hrs

The 213 km-long six-lane access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor has been built at a cost of over ₹12,000 crore

Extreme heat: Kerala Disaster Management Authority issues public advisory

According to the advisory, the public should avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight between 11 am and 3 pm

300 held, 7 FIRs registered after workers' protests in Noida turn violent

7 cases have been registered across various police stations within the Gautam Buddh Nagar Commissionerate, and several anti-social elements have been taken into custody following the unrest

Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to BR Ambedkar on 135th birth anniversary

Ambedkar, born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution

Will fight to defend Babasaheb's ideals 'until last breath': Rahul Gandhi

Several leaders of the Congress party paid homage to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

UP hikes minimum wages across districts, categories after Noida unrest

In Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, unskilled workers will now get ₹13,690 per month, up from ₹11,313, while semi-skilled workers will receive ₹15,059 and skilled workers ₹16,868

Democracy will be stronger, vibrant if women quota implemented in 2029: PM

PM Modi said the amendments to the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' should be passed in the three-day special sittings of Parliament, beginning April 16, and any further delay will be unfortunate

Over 128,000 raids, 59,000+ LPG cylinders seized since March 2026

Till Sunday, more than 128,000 raids have been conducted, over 59,000 cylinders have been seized, more than 1000 FIRs have been registered, and 238 persons have been arrested

I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel sent to 10 days in ED custody in PMLA case

In a major action weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, the federal probe agency late Monday evening arrested Chandel in the case linked to an alleged coal scam in the poll-bound state