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May 18, 2026 9:42 PM

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Maharashtra: 13 killed, 20 injured in tempo-truck collision in Palghar district

  At least 13 people were killed, and 20 others were critically injured in a road accident involving a truck carrying a marriage party and a container in  Dhanivari in Palghar district of Maharashtra this afternoon. The number of casualties is likely to increase. According to initial information, mo...

May 18, 2026 9:29 PM

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Chhattisgarh: HM Amit Shah inaugurates Public Service Centre in Bastar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated a public service centre at Netanar village in Bastar district during his visit to Chhattisgarh. The facility has been named after tribal leader and freedom fighter martyr Veer Gundadhur. The public service centre has been set up in a CRPF security camp...

May 18, 2026 7:19 PM

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ED arrests AAP leader in alleged bank fraud case

  The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Singla in an alleged bank fraud case. Earlier, the agency conducted searches in Delhi and Goa in the case against Deepak Singla and other hawala operators this morning. It is alleged that Deepak Singla is handling the haw...

May 18, 2026 4:19 PM

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WB govt gives in principle approval for 7th Pay Commission for state employees

The West Bengal Cabinet has given in-principle approval for the formation of the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees, staff of government boards and corporations, state-aided bodies, and educational institutions. The state government took several decisions today during the Cabinet meet...

May 18, 2026 9:47 PM

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UP accident: PM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next kin of each deceased

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief at the loss of lives in a road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri of Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi announced ex gratia of 2 lakh rupees from Prime Minister National Relief Fund to the next ...

May 18, 2026 2:23 PM

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Congress leader V. D. Satheesan takes oath as Keralam CM along with 20 Cabinet Ministers

V.D. Satheesan has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Keralam today at a grand ceremony held at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office. Akashvani Thiruvananthapuram Correspondent reports that a 21-member cabinet took office ...

May 18, 2026 2:12 PM

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UP: Yogi Adityanath cabinet approves constitution of OBC commission

In Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath cabinet today approved the constitution of an OBC commission. The commission’s recommendations are a Supreme Court prerequisite for implementing backwards-class quotas in Panchayat elections. Two major metro proposals were also given approval at the cabinet meet...