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New rule on end-of-life plastic disposal lenient towards industry, warn experts
THE Central government’s new plastic waste management rule, notified on Tuesday, aims at promoting the burning of plastic to produce energy and allow a carry-forward target of recycling and reuse.
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April 02, 2026
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HAL, Air Force review of Tejas Mk1A to decide about timely induction
WITH the Tejas Mk1A programme mired in persistent delays, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are set to hold a critical programme review later this month to take stock of progress and finalise a revised induction timeline, it is learnt.
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April 02, 2026
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PROGRESSIVES MIME A MAGA MIXUP
THESE are confusing and con- fused ideological times. Aside from the hardened ones, few of the ideologised know where they stand on the shifting sands of political loyalties and conflicting pedagogies that have suddenly, in the twin wakes of the Gaza genocide and the Americo-Israeli war on Iran, turned from implacable combativeness to baffled cooperation.
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April 02, 2026
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Amid strong blowback, FCRA bill put on hold
THE Centre on Wednesday put the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) on hold amid mounting opposition to the contentious changes and political heat ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.
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April 02, 2026
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Kolkata CP under EC lens for TMC, BJP agitations
KOLKATA Police Commissioner Ajay Nand has come under scrutiny of the Election Commission of India following repeated political clashes outside the office of West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal in the capital.
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April 02, 2026
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BJP HAT-TRICK CERTAIN: MODI
PM says the opposition party faces a definite defeat for third time in a row in Assam elections
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April 02, 2026
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Gangotri National Park opens after winter break
AFTER a winter hiatus, the doors to the pristine wilderness of the Gangotri National Park (GNP) have been officially thrown open to tourists, marking the start of a six-month adventure season.
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April 02, 2026
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Gold tumbles 13%, silver declines 26% in March as Fed rate cut hopes fade
DESPITE heightening uncertainties amid West Asia war the safe-haven demand for the precious metals is missing.
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April 01, 2026
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50% names in Chowringhee out after supplementary list
A minority-dominated municipal ward in the Chowringhee high-profile constituency, in the heart of Kolkata, has lost around 50% of its voters since the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls launched in West Bengal last November, posing a serious threat to the ruling Trinamool Congress vote bank.
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April 01, 2026
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Sammaan Capital to diversify into credit segments
SAMMAAN Capital, formerly Indiabulls Finance, which has been a pure-play mortgage lender all these years, will be entering into other credit segments including retail loans as it enters a new growth phase under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC).
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April 01, 2026
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40L manuscripts logged, hunt begins to preserve country’s written legacy
IN a major push to preserve India’s civilisational memory, nearly 40 lakh rare and precious manuscripts, spanning centuries and written in multiple languages, have now been documented on the Gyan Bharatam portal, a flagship initiative launched in September last year to digitise and safeguard the country’s vast archival wealth.
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April 01, 2026
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HOLD HIGHER OFFICIALS LIABLE FOR HOSPITAL FIRE
T has been a fortnight since a deadly fire at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack snuffed out the lives of 12 patients.
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April 01, 2026
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Sebi bans Elitecon, execs for share price manipulation
THE Securities and Exchange Board on Monday banned Elitecon International, which is into FMCG and tobaccos, and five of its top officials, including its managing director Vipin Sharma, following allegations of market manipulation and misleading disclosures in a ‘pump-and-dump’ case.
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April 01, 2026
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BJP in scramble to find Nitish successor in Bihar
BJP appears to be encountering difficulty in identifying a suitable leader for Bihar, one who can match the political stature and administrative experience of outgoing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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April 01, 2026
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No NAAC accreditation for colleges in 1 year as bodies remain headless
THE move to create a simpler, more transparent accreditation system has led to major delays for higher education institutions across the country.
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April 01, 2026
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New Income Tax Act: What changes for taxpayers from today
WITH the new Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Finance Bill, 2026 coming into effect from April 1, 2026, both individual and corporate taxpayers will have to familiarise themselves with a host of new provisions and compliance requirements.
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April 01, 2026
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BJP-ruled UP and MP ink MoU in Varanasi to manage temple crowd
TWO key BJP-ruled states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday signed two important memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday.
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April 01, 2026
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BJP PROMISES TO PROTECT LAND
Ruling party seeks re-election on the issues of ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’, rights of indigenous people
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April 01, 2026
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New I&B secy in bureaucratic reshuffle
IN a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and Vir Vikram Yadav as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), with both officers assuming charge immediately.
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April 01, 2026
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Godman deeds: Dedicated SIM card for VIPs
THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered four mobile SIM cards from self-styled Godman and self-styled astrologer Ashok Kharat, who is accused of sexually exploiting over 150 women under the pretext of solving their personal and career problems.
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April 01, 2026
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Gaps galore in AI ambitions, reveals House panel
INDIAS artificial intelligence ambitions are rapidly moving from policy vision to measurable economic promise.
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April 01, 2026
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Trying to bring variation in my smashes: Ayush eyes improved returns
THERE’S a quiet ease about Ayush Shetty, even in the middle of chaos.
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April 01, 2026
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BJP releases 13 more names for Bengal elections
The BJP on Tuesday released its fourth list of 13 candidates for the Bengal polls, fielding Santosh Pathak, a five-time Congress councillor, from Chowringhee and Union MoS Shantanu Thakur’s wife Soma from the Matua-dominated Bagda seat.
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April 01, 2026
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HC dismisses TMC plea against transfer of IAS, IPS officials
THE Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the ruling Trinamool Congress challenging the transfer of IAS and IPS officers and other administrative personnel in poll-bound West Bengal.
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April 01, 2026
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF WARS
T is ironic that mankind spends billions of dollars to search for life on other planets, but blows up trillions in killing life on Earth.
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April 01, 2026
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India is now Naxal-free: Shah
APEX BODY DISMANTLED
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March 31, 2026
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MHA employs AI tools for dark web monitoring
IN its submission to the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, chaired by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that it has been leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as “a critical enabler” to enhance India’s internal security architecture, as this helps the agencies to undertake real-time surveillance and predictive policing as well as behavioural analysis and crime pattern recognition.
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March 31, 2026
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'Scale up drone production, cut imports in UAVs'
month into the US-Israel campaign against Iran, the battlefield is yielding hard lessons. Drone swarms, precision strikes and networked air defence are no longer emerging concepts; they’re being stress-tested in real time. Javaria Rana talks to former Director General of Army Air Defence, Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd) on the rise of unmanned systems, the stress points in Tran’s air defence architecture and capability gaps India must address. Excerpts:
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March 31, 2026
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35 yrs on, can the Kurmi family hold fort this time too?
FOR Assam BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi (48), his strength lies in standing by his people, rain or shine.
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March 31, 2026
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How will Cong give justice to Zubeen, asks CM
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took potshots at the Congress, questioning how it would ensure justice for singer-musician Zubeen Garg within 100 days when the matter is in court.
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