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Mumbai cops to set up special teams to monitor live shows

20 Apr 2026 | 11:47 AM

Mumbai, April 20 (UNI) Days after two MBA students died following suspected party drug consumption and alcohol overdose during a concert in Mumbai, the city police has decided to set up special squads to monitor live shows and music concerts, officials said on Monday.

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Kanpur illegal kidney transplant case: Police track accused via girlfriends, probe expands to Delhi-NCR

20 Apr 2026 | 11:38 AM

Kanpur, April 20 (UNI) Kanpur police have intensified their investigation into an illegal kidney transplant racket, adopting an unusual approach by tracking the accused through their girlfriends.

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UP CM Yogi's message to the people of state regarding rising heat, urging vigilance and preparedness

20 Apr 2026 | 11:28 AM

Lucknow, April 20 (UNI) In view of the intense heat and rising temperatures, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued an emotional and awareness-filled message to the people of the state.

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J&K: Ten dead, several injured in Udhampur road accident

20 Apr 2026 | 11:17 AM

Jammu, Apr 20 (UNI) At least ten passengers were killed and many injured when a bus on its way from Ramnagar towards Udhampur this morning met with an accident and fell into a deep gorge in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Rahul, Arvind Kejriwal, Chandrababu Naidu to campaign in TN

20 Apr 2026 | 11:00 AM

Chennai, Apr 20 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a host of top leaders including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and NDA's key partner and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minsiter N Chandrababu Naidu would be campainging for their respective fronts in Tamil Nadu on Monday.

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UP: Constable booked for disproportionate assets in Moradabad

20 Apr 2026 | 10:43 AM

Moradabad, April 20 (UNI) A police constable posted in Moradabad has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said on Monday.

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Priyanka Gandhi condoles death of workers in TN cracker unit blast

20 Apr 2026 | 10:42 AM

Chennai, Apr 20 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and Wayanad Lok Sabha MP Ms Priyanka Gandhi on Monday condoled the deaths of several workers in a blast at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening.

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Toll mounts to 25 in twin blasts at cracker unit in TN, one single village accounts for 19 deaths

20 Apr 2026 | 10:38 AM

Chennai, Apr 20 (UNI) The toll in yesterday's twin blast at a private cracker manufacturing at Kattanarpatti village in the southern Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, rose to 25 with four more people succumbing to injuries and burns since last night, even as senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi condoled the tragic deaths in the incident, with one of the villages accounting for 19 deaths.

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Severe heat wave grips UP

20 Apr 2026 | 10:25 AM

Lucknow, April 20 (UNI) Severe heatwaves continued in many parts of Uttar Pradesh.

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Mumbai AQI reaches to Good Category of 38 °c

20 Apr 2026 | 10:17 AM

Mumbai, April 20 (UNI) Air quality levels showed improvement in Mumbai, as it was recorded in the 'good' category across several parts of the city.

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Leopard kills 4-yr-old child in Lakhimpur Kheri village

20 Apr 2026 | 9:59 AM

Lakhimapur Kheri, April 20 (UNI) A tragic incident has been reported from Nayapurwa village under Umar Gram Panchayat in Lakhimpur Kheri district, where a leopard killed a four-year-old boy.

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UP: Accused in 4-yr-old girl’s rape & murder killed in police encounter in Ghaziabad In

20 Apr 2026 | 12:58 AM

Ghaziabad, Apr 19 (UNI) In Ghaziabad’s Tila Mod police station area, the accused in the brutal rape and murder of a four-year-old girl was allegedly killed in a police encounter late tonight.

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Maha by-elections: CM Devendra Fadnavis to lead campaign in Baramati, Rahuri

20 Apr 2026 | 12:40 AM

Mumbai, Apr 19 (UNI) Ahead of the upcoming by-elections in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will actively campaign in Baramati and Rahuri over the next two days.

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Maha: Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde slams Congress over Women’s Reservation Bill rejection

20 Apr 2026 | 12:30 AM

Mumbai, Apr 19 (UNI) Following the rejection of the Women’s Reservation Bill, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill, in the Lok Sabha on Friday, political tensions have escalated across Maharashtra, triggering sharp reactions from ruling alliance leaders for opposing the Bill by several opposition parties, including the Congress.

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AP: Special Jansadharan Train to clear Chandanotsavam rush in Vizag

19 Apr 2026 | 11:45 PM

Visakhapatnam, Apr 19 (UNI) The East Coast Railway will operate a special Jansadharan unreserved train between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar to clear the extra rush of devotees travelling for the Simhachalam Chandanotsavam slated on Monday.

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