Seven dead as Bengaluru hospital wall collapses after rains, CM announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for next of kin

Bengaluru, 29/4: Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured after a compound wall at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Shivajinagar collapsed on Wednesday evening. The incident was allegedly triggered by heavy rain and additional construction load on the decades-old structure. The wall — about 12 feet high and one…

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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Modi to trump Didi? Most pollsters predict BJP win in state

Kolkatta, 29/4: With the second and the final phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections polling coming to the conclusion, exit poll predictions came out Wednesday. In their projections, most of the pollsters predicted that the BJP might be defeating TMC and would likely form the government in Bengal for the first time. One pollster, P-Marq…

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BJP accuses TMC of tampering with EVM; West Bengal CEO says booth will go for repoll if claims verified

Kolkatta,, 29/4: During the last phase of polling in West Bengal on Wednesday, the BJP accused the TMC of tampering with the EVMs and causing them to malfunction. The reports seemed to surface from Falta in Diamond Harbour. The same constituency which had emerged as a major flashpoint due to TMC’s candidate of choice—Jahangir Khan….

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Rahul Gandhi calls Great Nicobar project ‘one of biggest scams’ against natural, tribal heritage

New Delhi, 29/4: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the proposed Great Nicobar project at Campbell Bay is “one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against the natural and tribal heritage of the country.” The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed the project would lead to the felling of…

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NTPC Upgrades School Infrastructure at PM Shri G.P. Govt. Higher Secondary School, Raikala, 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚓𝚑𝚊𝚛

Kendujhar, 28/4: Reaffirming its commitment to community development and quality education, NTPC Limited has strengthened rural education infrastructure at PM Shri G.P. Govt. Higher Secondary School, Raikala under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.   The upgraded facilities—including desks, benches, chairs, and storage units—were formally inaugurated on 27 April 2026 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister…

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Terrorism has no nationality, no theology’: Rajnath Singh at SCO meeting in Bishkek, cites Operation Sindoor

New Delhi, 28/4: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday reiterated that India’s Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack last year, demonstrated the nation’s firm resolve that ‘terror epicentres’ are no longer immune to ‘justifiable punishment ” Singh was addressing a conclave of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek and called upon the…

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BJP wins 15 municipal corporations in Gujarat, makes clean sweep in Morbi, Porbandar

Ahmedabad, 28/4: The BJP on Tuesday emerged victorious in all 15 municipal corporations where elections were held on April 26, officials said. The party made a clean sweep in Morbi and Porbandar Municipal Corporations, bagging all 52 seats in both the local bodies. Of the 17 municipal corporations in the state, elections were held in…

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