Pakistan violates ceasefire along Line of Control
The Indian Army on Wednesday accused Pakistan of violating the ceasefire agreement and resorting to ‘unprovoked’ firing in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch after a series of landmine blasts shattered peace in the backdrop of ongoing Eid festivities. Interestingly, it took the Indian Army 20 long hours to issue a...
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Shah thunders as Lok Sabha passes Waqf Bill
03 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service -
Jhumka city to be Nathnagari
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Rail accident injures four, two dead in Jharkhand
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Three dead, 50 sick in Rajasthan toxic gas leak
02 April 2025 | Press Trust of India -
21 killed in Gujarat firecracker factory fire
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CAG audit exposes Delhi pollution claims
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India unites against Yunus, China overtures
02 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service
Government to walk tight rope on Waqf Bill in LS
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday will take up the Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between a government determined to push it through and an Opposition united in condemning the proposed law as unconstitutional. Kiren Rijiju, Minorities and Parliamentary Affairs Minister told...
Tariffs spook markets, Sensex crashes 1,400 points
Stock markets went into a tailspin on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex plunging by 1,390 points due to selling in IT and private bank shares amid heightened uncertainty ahead of the rollout of reciprocal tariffs by the US on April 2. Starting the new financial year on a losing note, the 30-share...
Naxal woman with Rs 45 Lakh reward killed in encounter
A senior woman Naxalite carrying a collective reward of Rs 45 Lakh in two states was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday, police officials said. Gummadiveli Renuka, the deceased cadre, was a law graduate and was active in the outlawed Communist Party of India...
Places of Worship Act plea to be heard by SC
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which mandates maintaining the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. As per the cause list of April 1,...
Security audit ahead of PM’s Katra visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Katra on April 19, to launch the much awaited Vande Bharat express connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu next week to conduct a fresh ‘security audit’ and take...
IAS officers under scanner for missing property details
A Parliamentary committee has suggested penalties or corrective actions against IAS officers if they fail to file their property details within the prescribed time limit. Ninety-one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers did not file their immovable property returns (IPRs) in 2024 and 73 the year before, according to 145th report of...
Raut taunts, Fadnavis endorses Modi for 2029
Rubbishing Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might retire in September this year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that there “is no need to search” for Modi’s successor, “He is our leader and will continue” and that he would return as...
