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Rinku, bowlers guide KKR to first victory of the season
The three-time champions win their first game of IPL 2026, by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals
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April 20, 2026
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UGC flags institutional failures in Dharamshala student suicide
A University Grants Commission (UGC) fact-finding committee probing the death of a 19-year-old student at a government college in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala has flagged “serious institutional failures”, including absence of statutory bodies and lack of student support systems, according to its findings.
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April 20, 2026
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Modi misled nation on women’s quota: Didi
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people on the women’s reservation bill and using central agencies to harass her party leaders.
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April 20, 2026
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'Oppn parties unitedly defeated delimitation'
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the opposition parties, including his own party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK), stood united to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's “mischievous and dangerous” attempt to alter the democratic balance through delimitation.
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April 20, 2026
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Bezos’ Blue Origin hots up SpaceX rivalry with launch of new rocket
{ SPACE RACE } REUSABLE BOOSTER
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April 20, 2026
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Wolvaardt, Luus guide South Africa to win, 2-0 series lead
For a few months now, Harmanpreet Kaur's India have looked a pale shadow of their bubbling, bristling self that lifted the ODI World Cup five months back.
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April 20, 2026
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IPO-BOUND ACKO CUTS 5% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS Al RESHAPES ROLES
Digital insure-tech firm Acko has let go of about 60 employees, roughly 5% of its workforce, as it undergoes a structural realignment with a greater focus on integrating artificial intelligence (Al) into its operations, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2026
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Bottom-placed teams suffering as key players not firing consistently
Stars yet to shine
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April 20, 2026
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'PM Modi's address to nation violated MCC', CPI MP writes to CEC
Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker P Sandosh Kumar on Sunday alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s televised address to the nation a day ago violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is currently in force across five regions.
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April 20, 2026
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Haaland gives City edge over Arsenal in title race
Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race.
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April 20, 2026
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India to commence raft of talks on trade pacts today
India is set for a series of high-stakes trade engagements in the coming weeks, beginning Monday, including the first in-person talks with the US in six months, the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, the first face-to-face negotiations with Canada, operationalisation of the UK FTA, and a push to fast-track the review of its 2010 trade pact with South Korea, people famil-
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April 20, 2026
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Cong, DMK betrayed women, BJP will ensure justice: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress for blocking the passage of women’s reservation bill in Parliament, alleging that the two opposition parties have betrayed women of the country and asserted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure justice.
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April 20, 2026
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Strait truth: India must hasten energy transition
New Delhi must treat the West Asia crisis as a strategic inflection point and accelerate its shift toward domestic clean energy systems while prioritising energy efficiency as well
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April 20, 2026
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At Pakistan talks, made US reverse Hormuz minesweeper: Ghalibaf
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has disclosed details of behind-the-scenes negotiations with the United States, describing a tense standoff involving a US minesweeper during talks in Islamabad, Al Jazeera reported.
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April 20, 2026
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India's LPG consumption slides 13%
India’s cooking gas LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) consumption fell by a steep 13% in March as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both household kitchens and commercial users, according to latest official data.
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April 20, 2026
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MakeMyTrip weighs listing via IDRs
MUMBAI: Nasdaq-listed travel company MakeMyTrip (MMT) is weighing the benefits of listing its Indian arm via Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) rather than a traditional initial public offering (IPO), two people familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity.
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April 20, 2026
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MCD hikes environment cess for commercial vehicles by up to 53%
New ECC effective from today
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April 20, 2026
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Hardy crop thrives near toxic water
Cauliflower farming has flourished in Dichaon Kalan, however, concern persists as some farmers are forced to use polluted drain water for irrigation, raising questions over safety
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April 20, 2026
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23 killed, several injured in blast at TN firecracker unit
At least 23 workers were killed and several others were injured in a blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district on Sunday, police said.
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April 20, 2026
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Eight children aged 1 to 14 killed in US mass shooting
A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said.
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April 20, 2026
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The wages of war, for Trump and Netanyahu
Every war leaves behind soul-searing questions.
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April 20, 2026
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DGCA official among two held for graft in nod for drone imports
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and a senior executive of a private company in a ₹2.5 lakh bribery case involving approvals for drone imports, the agency said on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
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India, Germany likely to ink defence pact road map during Rajnath’s visit
RAJNATH WILL BE IN GERMANY FROM APRIL 21 TO 23 — THE FIRST VISIT BY AN INDIAN DEF MIN IN SEVEN YEARS
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April 20, 2026
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EC: 500k new voters added in rolls through Form-6 requests
Nearly 500,000 new voters were added to the West Bengal’s electoral rolls between the publication of the final list on February 28 and the close of nominations, according to senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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April 20, 2026
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Modi steps up attack on TMC in WB rally blitz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up attacks on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal, as campaigning intensified in the state days ahead of the first phase of polling on April 23.
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April 20, 2026
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Priyansh, Connolly fire as PBKS juggernaut rolls on
At the heart of it was a knock that will be replayed for a long time—Priyansh Arya’s blistering 93 off 37 balls.
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April 20, 2026
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Man kills 11-yr-old twin daughters, surrenders
A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER SAID HAT PRIMA FACIE, THE ACCUSED APPEARS TO BE MENTALLY DISTURBED
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April 20, 2026
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Inside Abujhmad, once a perilous Naxal safe haven
One day last week, Narayanpur's district collector Namrata Jain hopped onto the back of a motorcycle and took a ride through a dense forest, navigating narrow forest tracks and, at times, no tracks at all, travelling to villages that aren't there on the map yet.
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April 20, 2026
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Women-centric green policies need of hour
The 131th Amendment, understood widely as women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, has been discussed, debated and defeated.
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April 20, 2026
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KEY ACCUSED HELD MONTHS AFTER KIDS GET HIV AFTER TRANSFUSION
The prime accused in the case in which six thalassemic children being transfused HIV infected blood at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital (CSH) in West Singhbhum district in October 2025 has been arrested, senior Jharkhand police officers said on Sunday.
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