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Nine of family charred in K’taka as car, bus catch fire after collision
Nine members of a family died in Karnataka’s Yadgir district on Friday after a car collided head-on with a private bus and caught fire, police said.
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April 18, 2026
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INDIA bloc against quota for women, not Bill: Shah
In a blistering attack on the Opposition, Shah also alleged that by opposing the amendments to the bill that sought to expand the Lok Sabha’s strength to 850, the opposition has effectively opposed increasing the seats reserved for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe representatives, which would have increased too.
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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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Myanmar reduces Suu Kyi’s sentence, frees former prez
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said on Friday, as part of an amnesty by anew president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
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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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Israeli attack fears: Iran's negotiators got Pak escort
Pakistan's air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the US last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel might seek to kill them, three sources told Reuters.
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April 18, 2026
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Ukraine’s Umerov meets Doval, Jaishankar
Ukraine's National Security Advisor Rustem Umerov met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday to review bilateral relations and discuss efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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April 18, 2026
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Pardoned Navy veteran charged, detained in separate case in Qatar
The external affairs ministry said on Friday that a former Indian Navy official, whose death sentence was commuted by a Qatari court in 2023, has been unable to return home because he was detained and sentenced in a separate case.
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April 18, 2026
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Energy concerns ease in major relief for India
Iran's decision on Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is a welcome development for India, which depends on the waterway for almost 50% of its oil imports, especially after the widespread disruptions in energy supplies because of the West Asia conflict.
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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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A love letter to fish
Eerie but believable, Amitav Ghosh's Ghost-Eye lives in the friction between the worlds of Westernised rationalist modernity and traditional Indian ecological knowledge
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April 18, 2026
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NDA to shift fight from House to streets
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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‘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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India examining B’desh request to extradite Hasina
India said on Friday that the Bangladesh government's request for extraditing former premier Sheikh Hasina is being examined as part of judicial and legal processes, while emphasising that New Delhi will constructively engage with all stakeholders on the matter.
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April 18, 2026
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Conservatism’s paradox: Abiding internationalism
The concern behind this stance is the perceived global advance of progressivism, which US vice-president JD Vance described as an ideology that deems western civilisation illegitimate
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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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BCCI finds no corrupt motive for RR manager
Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder was cleared of any corrupt wrong doing by BCCI's anti-corruption unit (ACSU) following an investigation for using a mobile phone in the dugout area during RR’s match against RCB in Guwahati on April 10.
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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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Starmer resists calls to resign over Mandelson appointment
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for UK ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks.
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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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Army brass seeks boost in defence self-reliance
BIANNUAL ARMY COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE ALSO FOCUSED ON OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS
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April 18, 2026
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'Authoritarianism is part of the colonial legacy'
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, the Pulitzer Prize-winner spoke about why historians must engage with the public
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April 18, 2026
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Tipra Motha wins 24 seats in TTAADC polls
AGARTALA: The TIPRA Motha Party (TMP) on Friday recorded a landslide victory in the Tripural Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADO) elections, meanwhile reducing the BJP's share in the council by half from its previous tally.
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April 18, 2026
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'US to delay arms deliveries to some European nations'
US officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources familiar with the matter said.
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April 18, 2026
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TCS says no internal complaint received in Nashik BPO case
Four days after Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran announced a probe, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday said it had not received any complaints on its ethics or POSH channels regarding allegations of sexual harassment, religious coercion and other misconduct at its Nashik BPO.
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April 18, 2026
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After the T20 World Cup delight, Bumrah short of gas and support
Wicketless so far, the world’s best pacer has looked quite ordinary this IPL
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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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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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HC: File FIR in Rahul dual citizenship case
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to lodge a first information report (FIR) against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in connection with an alleged dual citizenship case.
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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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