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Disaster risks now a fiscal and growth challenge, says DEA secretary

DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur said disaster risks are now a fiscal and development challenge, urging resilience to be embedded in infrastructure planning

India denies any payment to Iran for Hormuz passage, calls reports fake

The clarification came after two Indian vessels had to turn back from the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces fired upon them as they attempted to cross the crucial waterway on April 18

SC says LOC not confidential, seeks SOP from CBI on issuance norms

Supreme Court questioned lack of transparency in Look-Out Circulars and asked the CBI to frame a standard operating procedure to ensure due process and safeguards

PM Modi pays tribute to Pahalgam terror attack victims on first anniversary

The Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out an attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on this day last year, killing 26 innocent people

Nearly 11,000 get 'zero' electricity bills in Odisha after solar adoption

As many as 10,885 households achieved zero bills during the month, driven by installations carried out through TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd, which has accelerated solar adoption in the region

1 year of Pahalgam attack: How LeT terrorists wreaked havoc in Kashmir

Remembering the lives lost last year, PM Modi on Wednesday reaffirmed India's commitment to fight terrorism and said India will never bow to any form of terror

Manipur violence displaced over 58,800 people, killed 217 since May 2023

The figures were furnished by the Home Department Secretariat on April 20 in response to an RTI filed by Manipur Congress leader Hareshwar Goshwami

'For acts against India, response is assured': Army on Pahalgam anniversary

On April 22, 2025, the nation was left shocked when terrorists struck the tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, entering a village and killing 26 civilians

Security tightened across Kashmir on Pahalgam terror attack anniversary

Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed at important places, including tourist resorts, across Kashmir on the first anniversary of the deadly terror attack

IMD issues heatwave alert as temperatures cross 40°C across India

IMD warns of intensifying heatwave conditions across several states, with temperatures expected to cross 40 degrees Celsius in many regions

Bills at public hospitals are much higher in poorest states: NSO survey

NSO data shows higher out-of-pocket costs in poorer states' government hospitals, highlighting disparities in public healthcare despite rising insurance coverage

Foreign-hallmarked gold found in I-T raids on TMC MLA aide; DRI may probe

Investigators uncover foreign-marked bullion during tax raids linked to TMC MLA aide, prompting possible DRI probe amid scrutiny of asset disclosures

Karnataka CM accuses Centre of targeting Congress leaders after ED raids

He was reacting to searches conducted by ED on several individuals in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case

Will Constitution not rescue believer barred from touching deity: SC

The Constitution bench was hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala

Ex-Rajya Sabha member Dr Gopalrao Patil passes away at 94 in Maharashtra

He served as a Rajya Sabha member from the BJP between 1994 and 2000 and contributed to key parliamentary committees, including commerce, external affairs, and railways

Congress slams PM Modi on women's quota, recalls Rahul's 2018 letter

Jairam Ramesh said Rahul Gandhi, as Congress President, had written to the Prime Minister on July 16, 2018, demanding the immediate implementation of women's reservation

UP CM leads protest march against defeat of women quota amendment bill

The Jan Aakrosh Malia Padyatra began from Adityanath's official residence here on Kalidas marg and will culminate at the UP Assembly

Protesters, police clash during torch rally in Manipur over blast deaths

Two children died in a bomb blast at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur on April 7, since then, the Imphal Valley districts have been witnessing daily protests over the incident

Fake Mounjaro injection manufacturing racket busted in Gurugram; 2 arrested

The accused were importing raw drugs from China and manufacturing counterfeit injections of Mounjaro

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hits Manipur's Kamjong, no damage reported

The earthquake originated at a depth of 62 kilometres beneath the surface, indicating a moderately deep seismic event