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IRAN'S ATTACK ON ISRAEL RAISES FEARS OF A WIDER WAR BUT ALL SIDES HAVE ALSO SCORED GAINS

The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up regional tensions, confirming longheld fears about the Israel-Hamas war spiraling into a broader conflagration.

'If our govt forms, we will declare western UP as seperate state': Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati announced on Sunday that if her government is formed at the Centre, they will declare Western Uttar Pradesh as a separate state.

Cong announces candidates on 10 LS seats, fields Kanhaiya against BJP's Manoj Tiwari

Congress on Sunday announced a list of 10 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi seat.

'We will go to people with our guarantees': Congress' Keonjhar candidate Mohan Hembram

Congress leader Mohan Hembram, who was named the party's candidate from Odisha's Keonjhar constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, thanked the party on Sunday.

'Will not be able to step inside Parliament again': TMC's Coochbehar candidate rails against sitting MP Nisith Pramanik

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, the TMC candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Coochbehar, claimed on Saturday that his electoral rival and sitting MP Nisith Pramanik would fail in his bid to seek a fresh term in the Lower House as he did nothing for the district over the last five years.

OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE CREATING A CERAMIC HUB IN BIKANER: ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL

BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal, sitting MP from Bikaner, is currently serving as the Union Minister of Law and Justice (independent charge) since 2023.

INDIAN STUDENT SHOT DEAD IN CANADA

A 24-year-old Indian man who went to Canada in 2022 to pursue higher education was shot dead in his car in Vancouver city, police said on Sunday.

Onus lies with Israel: Iran's India ambassador

Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Sunday defended its attack on Israel, saying that the Iranian legal and legitimate response in targeting Israeli military infrastructure on Saturday night was based on the inherent \"right of self defence\".

Can't stand idle when attacked: Israeli envoy

After Iran launched an attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles on Saturday night, Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon talked about regional escalation and highlighted the fact that they cannot stand idle when people attack them.

Meet Sumiya North Kashmir's young female powerlifting champion who turned critics into admirers

Having been widely discouraged for choosing powerlifting as a sport in a society like Kashmir, Sumiya Khan who won two gold medals in National Powerlifting and Deadlift Championship held at Delhi this year.

Germany making it easier for people to legally change their name, gender

German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records.

KAMAL HAASAN HOSTS LUNCH FOR OSCAR WINNER ALFONSO CUARON

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he hosted a lunch in Chennai for Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron, whom he called his brother from the same mother 'cinema'.

Instagram blurring nudity in messages to protect teens, fight sexual extortion

Instagram says it's deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.

'HORRIFIC AND CONDEMNABLE': POOJA BHATT ON FIRING OUTSIDE SALMAN KHAN'S RESIDENCE

Actor Pooja Bhatt recently took to her social media handle and expressed strong disappointment over the firing incident that took place outside Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments in Bandra this morning.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant thump Bengaluru FC to set up shield face-off with Mumbai City FC

Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated Bengaluru FC 4-0 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday to take the battle of becoming the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 League Winners to the final day of the league stages.

IT'S IN MY MUSCLE MEMORY: SURYAKUMAR ON HIS KNOCK

The world's number one T20 batter, Suryakumar Yadav attributed the audacious array of shots he played against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to \"muscle memory\" and constant practice at nets.

Ukraine president Zelenskyy says he will listen to Trump's ideas 'with pleasure' to end war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would listen to former US President Donald Trump's ideas to end the war in Ukraine with \"pleasure\" but trod carefully around the issue, reported CNN.

RUSSIAN AIR STRIKES DESTROY MAJOR POWER PLANT NEAR KYIV

Russia launched 82 missiles and drones in total, including six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, none of which Ukraine's air defences were able to intercept. There were no injuries, and the attack did not cause power outages in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, or other locations served by Trypilska TPP, according to CNN.

Jewish woman of Indian-origin recalls losing loved ones to Hamas terrorists

Madhura Naik, a Jewish woman of Indian origin in Israel, on Thursday shared her family's bone-chilling encounter with Hamas terrorists on October 7, during which they killed three of her kin in cold blood, with their children watching on helplessly.

JAPAN PM URGES US TO OVERCOME 'SELF-DOUBT ABOUT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Kishida's plea spoke to a rare agreement on both sides of the aisle in Congress recognising China as the priority threat to the present, US-led global order.

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT DIRECTED CBI TO UNDERTAKE COURT-MONITORED PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE AND LAND GRABBING LOCALS IN SANDESHKHALI

The Calcutta High Court in the case In Re: T Court on its own motion v The State of West Bengal observed and has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI to undertake a probe into the allegations of rape of women and land grabbing of locals by miscreants under the influence of local leader Shahjahan Sheikh.

NDPP and BJP leaders join Congress in Nagaland

Both the leaders stated they had voluntarily decided to join the Congress party to strengthen Rahul Gandhi's pan India movement for safeguarding secular and democratic principles

Bhagwant Mann to meet Kejriwal on April 15

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on April 15, informed Tihar jail officials.

'BJP trying to impose President's rule in Delhi: Bharadwaj

Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Saurabh Bharadwaj accused BJP of trying to impose President's rule in Delhi, fearing that they would not be able to win elections in the national capital.

AIIMS starts multi-centre study of indigenous HPV tests for cervical cancer screening

To make the Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests affordable to the people, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started a study of indigenous HPV tests for cervical cancer screening in India.

Election is to save democracy and Constitution: Rahul Gandhi

Asserting that India was a country of diversities and every language and culture was equally important, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for propagating the idea of \"one leader and one language\" in the country.

High-profile contest: Tharoor replies to Chandrasekhar's legal notice on defamation

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has replied to Union Minister, Rajeev Chandrasekhar after the latter had sent a legal defamation notice against the former.

Elections: Voter awareness gets a New Face

Dr. Palavi, the Malerkotla Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, expressed enthusiasm about the mascot's role in educating voters, especially women and youngsters, about their voting rights.

Shah appeals UP voters to make BJP victorious

Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on Friday to address a poll rally urged voters to make BJP victorious on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

STATEHOOD TO J&K SOON: PM

\"Time not far when assembly polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir'