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Student dies by suicide, sparks row
{ 3RD CASE THIS MONTH IN NIT KURUKSHETRA
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April 18, 2026
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Govt scraps Aadhaar app preload for smartphones
The central government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-install India’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, UIDAI said on Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.
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April 18, 2026
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Top of the food chain
From standout noodle bars to exceptional Awadhi, Mangalorean, Chinese and Italian, here’s the best of Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru’s dining scene
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April 18, 2026
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Divided House, defeated bill
The government's bid to fast-track women’s reservation hits the delimitation hurdle
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April 18, 2026
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EWS can’t claim parity with SC, ST, OBC in age, attempts’
{ DELHI HIGH COURT } IN CENTRAL GOVT RECRUITMENTS
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April 18, 2026
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INDIA, CHINA HOLD BILATERAL SCO CONSULTATIONS
India and China have held their first bilateral consultations on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in New Delhi, against the backdrop of efforts by both sides to normalise bilateral ties following a period of unprecedented strains in the relations.
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April 18, 2026
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4 of family held hostage in Golf Links robbery
New domestic help led gang, say cops
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April 18, 2026
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Abhishek answered Rahul’s call, sent 21 MPs
On Friday morning, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi dialled Trinamool Congress's Lok Sabha floor leader Abhishek Banerjee, who was busy in the election campaign in West Bengal.
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April 18, 2026
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Shipowners, oil traders wary as Iran says Strait of Hormuz fully open
Tanker owners and oil traders responded warily after Iran said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to all ships—a statement that, if true, will free up millions of barrels of crude oil and fuel stuck inside the Persian Gulf.
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April 18, 2026
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60-yr-old man, son stabbed to death by neighbour inside Tara Apartment
A man and his son were stabbed to death, while their relative was wounded, after their neighbour attacked them inside Tara Apartment in south Delhi's Alaknanda area on Friday, police said.
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April 18, 2026
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SEBI asks top brokers to share P&L data of clients
Exercise to assess full-year financial impact of equity derivatives trading on investors
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April 18, 2026
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LOAN APP BOOKED FOR EXTORTION IN BDS STUDENT CASE
The Chakkarakkal police in Kerala's Kannur on Friday registered a fresh case against a loan app on charges of extortion and charging exorbitant interest in connection with the suicide of a first-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) student at Kannur Medical College in Anjarakandy, officials aware of the matter said.
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April 18, 2026
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Nikhat and the Chinese puzzle she needs to solve
The two-time world champ lost to China’s Wu at Asian C’ships, having also lost to her at Paris Olympics
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April 18, 2026
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Whistleblower, threats, depression: Marco’s tale
Tennis loves its breakthrough faces rising to overnight stardom, but here's a tale of perseverance through persistent grind and career, nay, life-challenging obstacles.
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April 18, 2026
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K’taka Cong MLA, 16 others get life term in 2016 murder case
A special court in Bengaluru on Friday sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment in the 2016 BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar murder case.
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April 18, 2026
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The next steps for govt: Cabinet meet, campaign
The government on Friday sought to portray the Opposition as anti-women for its vote against the Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha and readied an extensive pan-India campaign to drive home this message even as speculation mounted over an unusually scheduled cabinet meeting on Saturday.
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April 18, 2026
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All the rage, all the time
What drives you up the wall? What's your villain origin story? We asked writers, actors, sound engineers, curators - everyone, really – about their pettiest rage-bait. They gleefully obliged. So, do these things piss you off too?
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April 18, 2026
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FLOOR LEADERS OF NDA MEET AFTER BILL IS DEFEATED
Floor leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) held a meeting after the Constitution Amendment Bill seeking to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha were defeated on Friday in the Lok Sabha.
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April 18, 2026
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{ LAST-MINUTE DASH } CHENNAI TO CYPRUS Mentor Ramesh, Vaishali and their special bond
R Vaishali stood on the podium, a gold medal around her neck—wired from little sleep and much joy — while in the audience sat a man who had taken three flights, travelling from south India to the eastern edge of Europe, just to witness this moment.
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April 18, 2026
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JIO PLATFORMS LIKELY TO FILE DRAFT PAPERS FOR IPO NEXT MONTH
Reliance Industries Ltd. is likely to file draft paperwork for the initial public offering of Jio Platforms Ltd. in May, incorporating earnings for the full fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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April 18, 2026
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Iran opens Hormuz, fuels war end hopes
US blockade a sticking point: Trump says Israel prohibited Trump says still in force, Iran from striking Lebanon; Not calls it a violation of truce deal finished with Hezbollah: Bibi
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April 18, 2026
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Azure model set to anchor Microsoft’s next big AI push
Two weeks after announcing its foundational artificial intelligence (AI) models for transcriptions, voice and images, Big Tech firm Microsoft wants to use its Azure cloud business strategy to sign long-term Al contracts with clients.
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April 18, 2026
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ANIL AGARWAL NAMED IN FIR IN PLANT EXPLOSION
Police have named Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal in a First Information Report (FIR) filed in connection with the boiler explosion at the conglomerate’s power plant that killed 20 workers and injured 15 others in Chhattisgarh’s Singhitara.
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April 18, 2026
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IAF’s moment of reckoning
Apart from being a well-respected military analyst and reporter, Vishnu Som is an unabashed military aviation enthusiast, who has emerged as one of the most informed aviation journalists in India.
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April 18, 2026
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CANADA’S T20 WC MATCH AGAINST NZ UNDER ICC ACU SCRUTINY: REPORT
The ICC is investigating Cricket Canada for alleged breach of its anti-corruption code, including the national team’s loss to New Zealand ina T20 World Cup match on February17 in Chennai, a media report has stated.
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April 18, 2026
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‘Govt wants to alter electoral map, take away representation’
Gandhi also questioned that while the BJP considers OBC and Dalits as Hindus in its politics, but it does not want to give the sections political representation.
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April 18, 2026
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At 125, Old Delhi station gets heritage push
As it approaches 125 years, the Old Delhi Railway Station near Chandni Chowk is at the centre of a plan to protect its iconic façade while introducing systems to handle rising passenger rush
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April 18, 2026
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Delimitation divide defeats bill to raise LS seats for women's quota
The 131st Constitution amendment Bill was defeated by a united Oppn despite a verbal assurance by Shah of a uniform 50% rise in seats for all states
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April 18, 2026
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Building the case for open-source licences
he New Delhi AI Impact Summit Declaration noted that “opensource AI applications and other accessible AI approaches can contribute to scalability, replicability, and adaptability of AI systems across sectors”.
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April 18, 2026
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SC orders strict vigil to curb illegal mining in Chambal
THE APEX COURT URGED MP, UP, RAJ GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTIVE DETENTION AGAINST ILLEGAL SAND MINERS
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