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'Opposing increase in SC, ST seats': Amit Shah on INDIA bloc objecting to delimitation bill - top quotes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly defended the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, accusing the INDIA bloc opposition of opposing th...
Rahul Gandhi on quota Bills: ‘Govt redrawing electoral map while hiding behind women’
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi argued that the bi...
Opposition fumes as Centre notifies 2023 Women’s Reservation Act mid-debate
The Central Government notified the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 — the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — into force with effect from April 16, 2026,...
Tripura ADC elections: High hopes for tribal solidarity in Northeast as Tipra Motha sweeps 24 of 28 seats
Results for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections were declared on April 17, 2026 — Tipra Motha Party won 24 of the 28 cont...
Women’s representation in Parliament and state assemblies, explained in 4 charts
As debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 unfolded in Lok Sabha, data on women's political representation provided stark context for why the...
Maize prices crash below MSP in Telangana; farmers want State Govt to procure produce
Maize prices in Telangana have crashed to ₹1,600–1,700 per quintal, well below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹2,400 per quintal for the 2025-26 season. ...
Tipra Motha scores massive win in TTAADC polls; BJP suffers defeat
Tipra Motha Party (TMP), founded by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarman, won 24 out of 28 seats in the 2026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous Distric...
Tea bodies urge PM Modi to allow producers freedom to choose mode of sale
Four leading tea producer associations from Assam and West Bengal — Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association, North Eastern Tea Association, Bharatiya...
Falling prices leave Kashmir apple growers, traders distressed
Wholesale prices of Kashmir apples in markets outside Jammu and Kashmir fell by 30–40%, driven by rising temperatures causing early and rapid ripening, a con...
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned senior executives from Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Snap, and YouTube to Downing Street on April 16, 2026, to ...
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary launches self-enumeration phase of Census 2027
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Bihar, urging citizens to participate in this first-ever digitall...
Inside Andhra’s millet push that is turning women into entrepreneurs
Across Andhra Pradesh, a state government initiative is building a network of women-led millet enterprises that connect farms, processing units, and local ma...
FSSAI asks States to crack down on fruit ripening agents
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a directive to Commissioners of Food Safety in all States and Union Territories, as well as F...
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on April 17, 2026 that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were dead or missing in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Ben...
Improving cleft care in the age of AI
An estimated 30,000 children are born annually in India with cleft lip and/or cleft palate — one of the most common congenital craniofacial conditions worldw...
Tipra Motha sweeps Tripura tribal council elections, wins 20 of 28 seats
Tipra Motha Party (TMP), led by Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarman, won 24 out of 28 seats in the 2026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAAD...
Tipra Motha Party romps back to power for second consecutive term in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
The Tipra Motha Party (TMP) won a decisive second consecutive term in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, capturing 24 o...
Amit Shah says Opposition against women’s reservation, not its implementation; claims delimitation critics oppose SC/ST seat hike
Parliament continued debate on April 17, 2026, on the package of three bills — the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the ...
From protests to paychecks: How state unrest triggered a wage rethink
Labour protests in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, triggered a national conversation about India's fragmented minimum wage regime, with thousands of workers citing sta...
Mining push meets tribal resistance
Intense conflict has erupted in the Sijimali hills, straddling Rayagada and Kalahandi districts in southern Odisha, over proposed bauxite mining by Vedanta L...