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Odisha Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Tenure Extended Till January 2027

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has extended the term of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months, till January 13, 2027.According to reports, the tribunal, which was set to expire on April 13, 2026, will now have additional time to adjudicate the long-standing water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. A crucial hearing of the tribunal is…

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No consensus on Nitish’s successor? BJP core committee meeting to decide next Bihar CM cancelled

New Delhi, 11/4: Deliberations to decide the successor of Nitish Kumar as the next chief minister of Bihar faced some delay, as a meeting of the core committee of the Bihar BJP unit, scheduled for Friday, was cancelled at the last moment. The sudden cancellation of the meeting is being attributed to some disagreements with…

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Iran wants ceasefire in Lebanon, release of its blocked assets before talks begin in Pakistan

Tehran, 11/4: In an X post on Friday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is likely to be part of the high-profile delegation, said that two conditions must be met before the start of negotiations. Two of the measures mutually agreed upon between the parties have yet to be implemented: a ceasefire in Lebanon…

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Iran has no cards, they are only alive to negotiate: Donald Trump ahead of talks in Pakistan

Washington DC, 10/4: US President Donald Trump said that Iran has “no cards” in upcoming talks with the United States, apart from Tehran’s effective stranglehold on the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping channel. The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International…

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Yashwant Varma resigns as Allahabad HC judge amid impeachment inquiry over cash haul

New Delhi, 10/4: Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma has resigned, amid pending inquiry as a part of the impeachment proceedings over alleged recovery of cash haul in March, 2025 at his Delhi residence In his April 9, 2026 letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Justice Varma said, “While I do not propose to burden…

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US-Iran truce under strain as Strait of Hormuz remains shut, Lebanon reels under attack from Israel

Tehran, 10/4: The Strait of Hormuz has remained shut with Iran saying it will only allow 15 ships per day under the ceasefire agreement after Israel’s massive attack killed hundreds in Lebanon on the eve of Pakistan mediated US-Iran peace talks amid the war The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a social media post on…

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West Bengal Assembly election 2026: AIMIM breaks short-lived alliance with Humayun Kabir’s party after TMC ‘sting

Kolkatta, 10/4: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has ended its short-lived alliance with Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) in West Bengal just days ahead of the Assembly election. The AIMIM on Friday announced that it will contest the election independently. The development comes a day after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) released a…

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