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Centre proposes rules to block news content posted by users, influencers on social media
Amid rising crude oil prices, Union government reduces excise duty of petrol, diesel by Rs 10

Lawyers, feminists urge President to withhold assent to Transgender Persons Bill 2026
Converts to Christianity ineligible for Scheduled Caste benefits and protections: Supreme Court
BJP poised for solo majority in Assam, NDA heading for landslide victory: People’s Pulse Tracker Poll-2

‘Retrograde, unconstitutional’: 100+ lawyers, feminists urge withdrawal of Transgender Bill 2026
Dozens of parody, satire accounts blocked in India as Centre cracks whip on social media
Interview: ‘My gender, your choice?’, transmasc writer Radz on the 2026 Transgender Persons Amendment Bill
Is India’s economy in a worse state than official GDP numbers suggest?
Precarity of LPG shortages: When distant wars quickly reach our kitchens and wallets
‘No shortage of fuel’: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri quells ‘consumer anxiety’
Man points gun at former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah, overpowered
Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act to regulate natural gas supply amid Middle East crisis
Lok Sabha likely to witness heated debate over Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla
Kerala Governor Arlekar to take additional charge of Tamil Nadu; RN Ravi moved to West Bengal
US confirms sinking of Iranian warship returning from naval exercise in Visakhapatnam
Airspace shutdown after killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei traps hundreds from Telugu states
Middle East conflict: Southern states set up help desks amid flight cancellations
Ayatollah Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across Middle East; Indian leaders react
‘Missiles visible in the sky’: Indians in Dubai describe frightening moments
Middle-East conflict: Kerala feels tremors as Iran retaliates
Where is ‘North Group’? CBI pulled up for identity-based labelling of ‘South Group’ in Delhi excise policy case
Delhi court throws out charges against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha in liquor policy case
Kerala High Court orders interim halt on ‘The Kerala Story 2’ release; asks CBFC to re examine
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar raises questions about the probe into the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar
BJP got ₹3,157 crore of ₹3,826 crore routed through electoral trusts in 2024–25
Uttar Pradesh government engineer, wife sentenced to death for sexually abusing 33 children over years
AI Impact Summit access card features placeholder text instead of guidelines
‘What culture are we developing’, Supreme Court calls for revisiting freebie policies
Amid Epstein files controversy, Bill Gates cancels keynote address at India AI Impact Summit

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BRS leaders meet Governor after couple says Minister Ponguleti, son trying to grab their land

TVK president Vijay. — TVK chief Vijay declares assets worth over ₹624 crore in election affidavit

Rahul Gandhi addressing an election campaign rally in Pathanamthitta on Monday. — ‘It’s UDF vs LDF-BJP combine’: In Kerala, Rahul Gandhi leans on a song, Sabarimala and rubber

BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the framework of the present Bill appears “dangerously broad, vague, and open to misuse.” — Telangana Hate Speech Bill sent to Select Committee amidst widespread concerns

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Commercial tax deputy commissioner caught taking Rs 6 lakh bribe in Karnataka

A welfare fund will be created through a 1-2% levy on transactions, from which insurance, pension and maternity benefits will be provided. — Telangana Assembly passes comprehensive Gig Workers Welfare Bill

Kerala Assembly elections: Home voting begins — Kerala Assembly elections: Home voting begins boosting inclusive participation

Chief Minister MK Stalin filing his nomination paper on Monday. — Tamil Nadu polls: Stalin, Vijay file nomination papers on day 1

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Forced to explain the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar tried to allay the fears. — At poll time, BJP finds itself explaining its own Bill

Yash Dayal. — RCB backs Yash Dayal, retains Rs 5 crore contract despite two sexual harassment FIRs; No internal probe

Mental health — Tamil Nadu releases draft mental healthcare regulations to ensure quality standards

Accused Ch Ravinder (L) and victim Mounika. (Supplied) — Visakhapatnam: Naval employee kills girlfriend, stores body parts in fridge; surrenders

Central Kerala 2026 Assembly elections — Kingmaker region: Central Kerala’s crucial role in the 2026 Assembly elections

namesake candidates — Namesakes from Raja to Rajeev confuse voters in Assembly polls

Ultra-processed food may be affecting the ability to conceive and the earliest stages of life. — Ultra-processed diets linked to lower fertility in men, early embryo changes

Kerala monsoon — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 30 March