India

Centre launches AI skilling programme for creative sector, offers 15,000 scholarships

04 May 2026 | 6:17 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI): The Centre on Monday launched a large-scale AI skilling programme for the creative sector, offering 15,000 scholarships to equip young talent with industry-focused skills in generative AI, digital content creation, and storytelling.

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BJP workers take out 'Bengal victory march' near national office, next is Punjab: Tarun Chugh

04 May 2026 | 5:53 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI): Led by BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, the state unit chief of the party Virendra Sachdeva, along with Delhi BJP workers took out a “Bengal Victory March” on Deendayal Upadhyay Marg near the party headquarters, accompanied by Dhol beats and celebratory playing with the saffron colors on Monday, with the trends indicating a clear big win for the party.

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CPI(M) flags ‘serious setbacks’ in Kerala, Bengal as BJP gains ground; vows introspection and course correction

04 May 2026 | 5:45 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Reacting to the sweeping and politically consequential Assembly election results announced on May 4, 2026, the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) acknowledged major reverses for its camp while raising concerns over what it described as the growing influence of right-wing forces across key states.

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Three Fall, Two Hold: India’s mega electoral verdict redraws the political map

04 May 2026 | 5:44 PM

Shahid K Abbas
New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) The curtain has come down on one of India’s most high-voltage and closely watched electoral marathons, delivering a verdict that is as emphatic as it is transformative: sweeping regime change in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, even as Assam and Puducherry have firmly resisted the tide, opting instead for continuity and consolidation.

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Assembly elections party position at 1730 hrs

04 May 2026 | 5:30 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Following is the tally of wins and leads of various parties and independents for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and .

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Congress hails Kerala mandate as Priyanka Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh thank voters, vow to honour trust amid mixed national results

04 May 2026 | 5:29 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Senior leaders of the Congress on Monday welcomed the party-led alliance’s emphatic victory in Kerala, expressing gratitude to voters and pledging to translate the mandate into accountable governance, even as they acknowledged that results in other regions fell short of expectations.

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Delhi Crime Branch busts NEET Admission fraud racket; 18 students rescued, 4 arrested

04 May 2026 | 5:08 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI): In a major crackdown, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted an organised racket that was allegedly targeting NEET aspirants and their parents by promising fake MBBS admissions in exchange for large sums of money and sensitive academic documents.

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Bomb threat email triggers evacuation in Delhi school

04 May 2026 | 3:55 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI): Panic gripped a Delhi school on Monday morning after it received a bomb threat email, prompting an immediate evacuation of students and staff.

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Three gang members injured in encounter with AATS in Ambedkar Nagar

04 May 2026 | 3:51 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) An encounter took place between the AATS (Anti Auto Theft Squad) team and members of the notorious Pardi gang in the Ambedkar Nagar area of Delhi, during which three criminals were shot in the leg and arrested.

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197 integration initiatives underway ahead of theatre commands: CDS Chauhan

04 May 2026 | 3:50 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Monday said the creation of integrated theatre commands is now an “irreversible” reform process for India’s armed forces, asserting that the military must adapt faster to evolving threats by deepening jointness, integration and digitisation across the Army, Navy and Air Force.

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Assembly elections party position at 1500 hrs

04 May 2026 | 3:31 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Following is the tally of wins and leads of various parties and independents for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at 1500 hours on Monday.

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