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<link>https://thefederal.com/elections-2026/west-bengal-elections-2026-bjp-tmc-modi-mamata-fish-production-238250</link>
<title><![CDATA[Holy Mackerel! BJP, TMC in serious debate over fish ahead of Bengal polls]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the heat of the 2026 Assembly elections, the humble seafood has transitioned from a kitchen staple to a political weapon]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:29:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/international/white-house-approved-pak-pms-appeal-to-donald-trump-on-iran-ceasefire-report-238249</link>
<title><![CDATA[White House approved Pak PM's appeal to Donald Trump on Iran ceasefire: Report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A report claims the White House reviewed and approved Shehbaz Sharif’s public appeal to Trump on Iran, raising questions about diplomatic messaging independence]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/east/west-bengal/modis-six-promises-as-he-calls-out-tmc-rule-as-nirman-sarkar-238246</link>
<title><![CDATA[Modi’s six promises as he calls out TMC rule as 'Nirman Sarkar']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[PM attacks Mamata government, pitches BJP as alternative with six guarantees including rule of law, anti-corruption action and economic revival ahead of polls]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL 2026 Fan Parks full list: Phase 2 to cover 30 cities across 18 states, 1 UT]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Fan Parks will now be hosted across six weekends, from April 18-19, to May 23-24]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:40:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/dhurandhar-2-faces-legal-trouble-over-rang-de-lal-song-usage-trimurti-films-files-case-238242</link>
<title><![CDATA[Dhurandhar 2 faces legal trouble over ‘Rang De Lal’ song usage, Trimurti Films files case]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Trimurti Films sues Dhurandhar 2 makers over alleged unauthorised use of ‘Rang De Lal’. Film crosses ₹1000 crore amid legal dispute]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/sports/cricket/dc-1-run-loss-david-miller-gavaskar-shastri-tied-test-madras-238235</link>
<title><![CDATA[Miller at fault in DC's 1-run loss? Gavaskar recalls Shastri's single in tied Test]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Needing two off two to reach 211, Miller refused a single off Prasidh Krishna on the penultimate ball. He missed the final delivery but ran for a single. However, Kuldeep Yadav, from the other end, was unable to beat Jos Buttler's direct throw]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:04:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/news/rao-inderjeet-yadav-gangster-arrested-dubai-238229</link>
<title><![CDATA[Gangster-turned-music mogul Rao Inderjeet Yadav arrested in Dubai]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:31:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Matrimonial battle of Mahabharata’: SC closes 10-year divorce case, quashes 80 cases]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/bihar/bihar-after-nitish-kumar-sanjiv-chaurasia-can-become-next-chief-minister-samrat-choudhary-ebc-bjp-238225</link>
<title><![CDATA[Why Sanjiv Chaurasia could beat frontrunner Samrat Choudhary in Bihar CM race]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ubeer Naqushbandi]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/north-east/sikkim/army-rescues-135-tourists-in-north-sikkim-amid-landslides-1000-still-stranded-in-lachen-238220</link>
<title><![CDATA[Army rescues 135 tourists in North Sikkim amid landslides; 1,000 still stranded in Lachen]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:31:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/news/raghav-chadha-instagram-post-aap-rajya-sabha-removal-238217</link>
<title><![CDATA[‘Interesting thought’: Raghav Chadha reacts to post urging him to launch own party]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After being removed from a key Rajya Sabha role, AAP MP Raghav Chadha fuels political speculation with an Instagram post hinting at a possible new direction.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/international/republicans-democrats-election-victories-midterms-238216</link>
<title><![CDATA[Republican fears grow as Democrats keep notching election victories ahead of midterms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Following a string of bruising losses in Wisconsin, surprisingly tight margins in Georgia, Republicans are facing a harsh reality check before November midterms]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/news/nari-shakti-empower-pm-modi-238211</link>
<title><![CDATA[Together, let us empower our 'nari shakti': PM Modi urges MPs to support Nari Shakti Bill]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Proposed amendments seek to implement 33% quota by the 2029 elections, increasing Lok Sabha seats to 816 with 273 reserved for women]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/analysis/ec-impeachment-shrinking-space-opposition-new-india-238208</link>
<title><![CDATA[Does blocking EC impeachment signal shrinking space for Opposition in new India?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From TMC’s clash with EC to Parliament’s rejection of an unprecedented impeachment motion leads to growing concerns over shrinking space for Opposition debate]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Puneet Nicholas Yadav]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/the-eighth-column/india-nuclear-power-atomic-energy-kalpakkam-breeder-reactor-uranium-thorium-238198</link>
<title><![CDATA[Why ‘coming alive’ of its first commercial prototype fast breeder reactor is a nuclear milestone for India]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A breeder reactor creates more fuel than it consumes; one can wrap a nuclear reactor with a non-fissile 'blanket' of material that can be transmuted into nuclear fuel. In Kalpakkam's 500-megawatt prototype fast breeder reactor, which achieved criticality on April 6, uranium-238, ordinarily not usable as fuel, serves as this blanket.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:10:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/elections-2026/west-bengal-malda-nia-12-firs-gherao-judicial-officers-sir-work-238195</link>
<title><![CDATA[Malda gherao: NIA registers 12 FIRs to probe gherao of judicial officers deployed for SIR work]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Top court slams Bengal administration after seven officers, including women and a child, were held hostage for nine hours during voter roll revision exercise]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:54:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/international/oil-prices-us-pakistan-broker-truce-iran-united-states-238194</link>
<title><![CDATA[Worried by rising oil prices, US pushed Pakistan to broker truce with Iran: Report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times reports Pakistan brokered US–Iran ceasefire as White House sought relief from surging oil prices and a resilient Tehran regime]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:45:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/international/jim-whittaker-first-american-summit-mount-everest-death-238192</link>
<title><![CDATA[Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[First American to summit Everest, REI leader, and lifelong advocate for nature and peace will be remembered for his pioneering climbs and enduring legacy]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:38:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/ketamine-queen-mathew-perry-drugs-15-years-prison-sentence-238190</link>
<title><![CDATA['Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry drugs that killed him]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Judge cites Jasveen Sangha’s role in supplying lethal dose and running a high-end drug operation, giving her the harshest sentence among five co-defendants]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/business/world-bank-india-fy27-gdp-growth-middle-east-crisis-238187</link>
<title><![CDATA[World Bank ups India's FY27 GDP growth projection to 6.6 pc; flags West Asia uncertainty]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[GST cuts expected to boost demand, but Middle-East conflict and rising energy prices may weigh on momentum]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/north-east/manipur/manipur-death-toll-security-forces-firing-238186</link>
<title><![CDATA[Manipur: Death toll in firing by security forces rises to three, 30 injured]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Violence erupted in Bishnupur after demonstrators, angered by the killing of two children in a militant bomb attack, tried to storm a CRPF camp]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LIVE: Israel’s Lebanon attacks put fragile truce at risk; Iran hints at mines in Hormuz]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Trump complains NATO 'wasn't there when we needed them' after talks with Rutte; report says worried by rising oil prices, US pushed Pak to broker truce with Iran]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/elections-2026/kerala-assam-puducherry-assembly-elections-voting-live-238183</link>
<title><![CDATA[Assembly elections LIVE: 60 pc turnout in Assam, 50 pc in Kerala, 57 pc in Puducherry till 1 pm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Three-way contest in Kerala, BJP looks for third term in Assam; bypolls across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Nagaland, and Tripura; results due on May 4]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawaid Anjum]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[D Ravi Kanth]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:50:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trump-Iran ceasefire raises doubts despite talks of peace in region | AI With Sanket]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanket Upadhyay]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BMW 'hires' 19-year-old girl without degree, sparks online debate]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Tathagata Roy is confident BJP will oust Mamata Banerjee]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[S Srinivasan]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Outsider' influx row rocks Assam polls: Opposition warns of 'Bihar-style vote chori']]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandeep Sharma]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:20:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Worldwide survey shows rising disapproval of US leadership under Donald Trump while China records modest gains]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala Class 10 girl goes missing at Manikyadhara Falls in Karnataka, search on]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sathankulam case raises brutal question: Who protects citizens from police?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SC to Centre: Can non-devotees of Lord Ayyappa challenge Sabarimala temple customs?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Article 17 matters in the Sabarimala reference]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[V Aravinda]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:29:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala polls: Ear to the ground says UDF-LDF race is too close to call]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From high-profile exits in Left to UDF’s internal rifts and NDA’s fading momentum, campaign trail reveals a contest far more evenly poised than it first appeared]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajeev Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:10:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL 2026 early trends: Win toss, win match; how chasing teams are dominating]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-delimitation-row-mk-stalin-questions-pm-modi-238126</link>
<title><![CDATA[TN delimitation row: Stalin warns Modi against turning ‘calm South into storm']]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/north-east/assam/cm-himanta-clarifies-beef-remarks-amid-row-says-consumption-allowed-in-private-spaces-238123</link>
<title><![CDATA[CM Himanta clarifies beef remarks amid row, says consumption allowed in private spaces]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Himanta Biswa Sarma says beef consumption is allowed in private spaces in Assam, amid Opposition backlash and ongoing election campaign controversy]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Odisha invokes NSA against suspected cattle smuggler]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Police said Sakil Khan was involved in multiple cases of assault, intimidation, rioting, and organised crimes like illegal cattle transportation]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/opinion/doomsday-averted-but-can-iran-war-be-settled-across-the-table-238114</link>
<title><![CDATA[Doomsday averted, but can Iran war be settled across the table?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The very nature of the discord between Israel and Iran is such that there cannot be a lasting agreement or permanent peace]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[KS Dakshina Murthy]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/telangana/telangana-kerala-war-of-words-brs-dasoju-sravan-slams-revanth-reddy-238113</link>
<title><![CDATA[BRS joins Revanth Reddy-Pinarayi Vijayan war of words]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Defending Kerala's growth, MLC Dasoju Sravan said the state had developed through sustained public effort and governance, not through PR-driven campaigns]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:01:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Priyank Kharge defends Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ jibe at BJP, RSS]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:49:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trump blinks, ceasefire is brokered, but Iran has a warning; what next?]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neelu Vyas]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:39:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bengaluru's big plan to ease traffic: 35 flyovers, 25 underpasses, 101 skywalks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi HC flags Rana Ayyub's tweets as ‘derogatory’, directs action within 24 hours]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Court issues notice to journalist Rana Ayyub, Centre, Delhi Police and X; notes prior FIR order over alleged communal and derogatory posts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:54:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insect in Vande Bharat onboard meal triggers hygiene concerns]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:35:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why in Tamil Nadu, elections are busy, happy times for look-alikes of actor-turned-politicians]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kharge expresses regret over ‘illiterate Gujarat’ remark amid BJP backlash]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge clarifies his Kerala speech, denies intent to offend Gujaratis as RSS files complaints and BJP intensifies criticism]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sooryavanshi taking down Bumrah in first over eased pressure, says Jaiswal]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Get lost’ vs ‘shouting’: TMC, EC clash over 91 lakh Bengal voter deletions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While the TMC claimed that the poll body asked them to “get lost”, the EC accused the delegation of “shouting” at the officers during the meeting]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:52:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Artemis II photo essay: In the shadow of the Moon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The astronauts viewed never-before-seen parts of the moon’s surface: areas on the far side that aren’t visible from Earth. And they beamed photographs they took]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress calls Pakistan’s role in US-Iran ceasefire 'setback' to PM Modi’s foreign policy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress criticises PM Modi’s foreign policy, calling Pakistan’s role in the US-Iran ceasefire a setback and questioning India’s West Asia stance]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:49:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RBI holds key interest rate steady as inflation risks persist]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[RBI holds repo rate at 5.25 per cent as inflation eases to 3.21 per cent. Ceasefire and rupee movement shape outlook amid global recovery expectations]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:55:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran-US ceasefire: Tehran’s statement and 10 conditions, what Trump said, and Israel's stance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[US and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire just when doomsday seemed impending, but Israel throws a spanner by saying the deal does not cover Lebanon]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<link>https://thefederal.com/elections-2026/bengal-sirs-91-lakh-voter-deletions-shrink-tmc-cushions-unsettle-bjps-matua-base-238051</link>
<title><![CDATA[Bengal SIR’s 91 lakh voter deletions shrink TMC cushions, unsettle BJP’s Matua base]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With 90.83 lakh names deleted, TMC’s minority and women bases weaken while BJP’s Matua stronghold faces uncertainty, leaving 120+ seats on edge]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:50:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Activists slam MeitY’s IT Rules consultation with ‘spare’ civil society participation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi Assembly breach: 2 cops suspended; officials propose monthly mock drills]]></title>
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