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    Mamata targets BJP, EC after judicial officers gheraoed during Malda over SIR

    Agencies
    2 April 2026 4:03 PM IST

    Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP and EC of conspiracy over Malda incident, warns against unrest, and alleges voter roll deletions ahead of Bengal polls.

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
    West Bengal
    Indian government mulls using reptiles to guard porous Bangladesh border
    India

    Wild East? BSF may use snakes, crocodiles to guard porous Bangladesh border

    2 April 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Assam assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    Rebel BJP veteran Jayanta Das makes high-stakes Dispur battle triangular

    2 April 2026 3:56 PM IST
    2026 International Booker Prize
    Features

    International Booker Prize shortlist: Six novels of exile, resistance and human defiance

    2 April 2026 3:54 PM IST
    Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

    Calls grow for Sooryavanshi’s India T20I debut; will he break Tendulkar’s record?

    2 April 2026 3:44 PM IST
    Amit Jogi convicted in 2-decade-old murder case of NCP leader

    Amit Jogi convicted in 2-decade-old murder case of NCP leader; HC orders surrender in 3 weeks

    2 April 2026 3:40 PM IST
    Rajnath Singh

    'Any Pak misadventure will be met with unprecedented and decisive action': Rajnath

    2 April 2026 3:26 PM IST
    Manual scavenging deaths: Activist slams govt denial, demands accountability

    Manual scavenging deaths: Activist slams govt denial, demands accountability

    2 April 2026 3:04 PM IST
    TN elections: BJP denied Tirupparankundram seat

    TN elections: Why BJP is missing from Tirupparankundram

    2 April 2026 3:02 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Assam election rally

    Rahul tears into CM Himanta in Assam, says BJP turned state into 'land ATM' for corporates

    2 April 2026 2:44 PM IST
    ED raids I-PAC premises in multi-city crackdown over West Bengal coal case

    ED raids I-PAC premises in multi-city crackdown over West Bengal coal case

    2 April 2026 2:34 PM IST
    Kiren Rijiju

    Rajya Sabha to be adjourned today, to meet soon for 'important Bill': Rijiju

    2 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Trump speech sparks global concern

    Trump’s speech ‘misleading’, ‘lacks clarity’; where is Iran war headed? | Capital Beat

    2 April 2026 2:21 PM IST
    AAP removes Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy leader

    AAP removes Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy leader

    2 April 2026 1:38 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    US-Iran ceasefire talks linked to Strait of Hormuz reopening: Report

    The Federal
    2 April 2026 1:32 PM IST

    US officials say ceasefire talks with Iran hinge on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran denies negotiations as tensions escalate.

    BY Vijayendra

    BJP slams Karnataka Cong govt's move to end tax exemption given to EV four-wheelers

    2 April 2026 12:49 PM IST
    Lockdown, coronavirus, COVID-19, Vizag gas leak, LG Polymers, NMDA

    Govt grants temporary customs duty relief on petrochemicals amid US-Iran war

    2 April 2026 12:44 PM IST
    real estate

    Foreign investment in Indian realty plunges 75 pc in Q1 amid global uncertainty: Report

    2 April 2026 12:32 PM IST
    judicial officers gheraoed in Malda, West Bengal

    SC slams West Bengal over gherao of judicial officers in Malda; Mamata blames BJP

    2 April 2026 12:10 PM IST
    VD Satheesan and CM Pinarayi Vijayan

    Two manifestoes, one destination: LDF and UDF battle for a 'New Kerala'

    2 April 2026 12:02 PM IST
    Why life today is a struggle of a different kind for former Sri Lankan LTTE fighters

    Why life today is a struggle of a different kind for former Sri Lankan LTTE fighters

    2 April 2026 12:01 PM IST
    Strait of Hormuz

    UK-led coalition of over 35 nations to explore reopening of Strait of Hormuz

    2 April 2026 10:59 AM IST
    Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering small tsunami

    Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering small tsunami

    2 April 2026 10:23 AM IST
    BSE. BSE Sensex, NSE, Stock Market, Nifty, Sensex

    Sensex, Nifty decline 2 pc in early trade amid rising tensions in West Asia

    2 April 2026 10:18 AM IST
    US President Donald Trump

    Key takeaways from Trump’s address: No Iran war endgame, NATO escapes flak

    2 April 2026 9:50 AM IST
    Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana

    Maharashtra closes 68 lakh Ladki Bahin Yojana accounts after missed e-KYC deadline

    2 April 2026 9:38 AM IST
    Centre’s delimitation push raises fears of political imbalance

    Delimitation explained: Will 2029 Lok Sabha elections tilt against southern states?

    2 April 2026 9:11 AM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    Bengal Leftists shed atheist avatar to keep up with times, don religion on sleeve

    2 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Iran-lego-meme-war-weapon

    Lego Trump, Chibi-style short, Teletubbies: How Iran is using memes as a weapon

    2 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    NASA’s Artemis II launches astronauts on first crewed moon mission in 50 years

    NASA’s Artemis II launches astronauts on first crewed moon mission in 50 years

    2 April 2026 6:02 AM IST
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