16 dead, 6 injured in massive blast at Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar firecracker factory | India News

NEW DELHI: A massive blast ripped through a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six others in the Kattanarpatti area, news agency ANI reported.The incident was confirmed by the fire andrescue department.Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin responded to the tragedy, expressing condolences to the families of those…

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‘PM Modi’s address on women’s quota violated model code’: CPM, CPI write to Election Commission; flag use of state broadcasters | India News

In this screengrab from a video posted on April 18, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission (ECI), seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address…

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No more ‘corridors of peril’: Supreme Court rolls out strict highway safety norms, bans illegal parking, encroachments | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued sweeping pan-India directions to improve road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy and commercial vehicles on national highways, warning that expressways must not turn into “corridors of peril” due to administrative lapses or infrastructure gaps.A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar noted…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Tamil Nadu polls: Vijay’s TVK backs independent candidate in Salem’s Edappadi, calls for ‘fitting lesson’ | India News

Tamil Nadu polls: Vijay’s TVK backs independent candidate in Edappadi’s Salem, calls for ‘fitting lesson’ NEW DELHI: Ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician Vijay has announced that his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), will support an independent candidate in the high-profile Edappadi constituency. The move comes after the party’s official nominee…

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‘Free healthcare, Rs 36,000 yearly’: PM Modi’s women-focused poll pitch in Bengal | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his poll pitch by pushing for women-centric incentives and welfare schemes, while also sharpening his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the women’s reservation bill, alleging that the party opposed greater political representation for women and worked against the passage of the 33 per…

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‘You gave me clearance to go’: Indian vessel’s frantic distress call during Hormuz firing revealed | India News

Image used from reprsentative purposes NEW DELHI: The distress call from one of the Indian oil tanker’s that came under gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday has surfaced after two India-flagged vessels, forcing multiple ships to abort transit and turn back.The audio from the captain of the India-flagged tanker, shared by ABC News…

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