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Donald Trump appears to widen Iran deadline successful cryptic post
U.S. President Donald Trump connected Sunday appeared to widen by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to marque a woody to reopen the Strait of Hormuz oregon look devastating infrastructure attacks. “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” helium simply said connected his Truth Social platform.
The caller deadline, 0000 GMT Wednesday (April 8, 2026), would mean different time for Tehran to effort to placate the mercurial U.S. person oregon hazard him pursuing done connected a menace to destruct the country’s powerfulness plants and bridges.
Nominations to adjacent for Tamil Nadu and phase-1 West Bengal polls
The past time for filing nominations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls and the archetypal signifier of the West Bengal Assembly polls closes connected Monday (April 6, 2026). Single-phase polling for each 234 Assembly constituencies successful Tamil Nadu and the archetypal signifier of voting for 152 constituencies successful West Bengal volition beryllium held connected the April 23.
OMCs to wage discounted rates to refiners amid substance terms freeze
In a archetypal since substance terms deregulation, state-run lipid selling companies (OMCs) will wage refineries a discounted terms for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine substance (ATF) and kerosene to bounds mounting losses from a self-imposed frost connected retail substance prices, sources said.
India-flagged LPG tanker Green Asha crosses Strait of Hormuz
Liquefied petroleum state tanker Green Asha crossed the Strait of Hormuz connected Sunday (April 5, 2026). The India-flagged vas is carrying 15,400 tonnes of LPG. Green Asha is the eighth LPG bearer nether the India emblem that has exited the strait, which has been virtually unopen by Iran ever since the U.S. and Israel attacked the state connected February 28, triggering a planetary lipid crisis. Before the war, India imported astir 90% of its LPG done the strait.
BJP opposed to infiltrators, not against Muslims; agleam prospects successful Assam, Bengal: Gadkari
Asserting that the BJP is opposed to infiltrators and is not against Muslims, elder enactment person and Union curate Nitin Gadkari connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) exuded assurance successful the party’s electoral prospects successful Assam and West Bengal. Assembly polls successful Assam are scheduled for April 9, portion West Bengal volition ballot successful 2 phases connected April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled connected May 4.
A statement connected the tenure of Election Commission-appointed constabulary chief
A statement is nether mode successful constabulary circles connected the tenure of Sandeep Rai Rathore, appointed Tamil Nadu’s Director-General of Police and Head of Police Force connected the directions of the Election Commission of India, successful spot of G. Venkatraman, the in-charge DGP/HoPF. The posting comes with a promotion, arsenic Mr. Rathore volition beryllium entitled to the Apex Scale (Level-17 of the wage matrix), equivalent to that of Chief Secretary. However, the EC bid did not specify a tenure for him.
Iran hangs 2 convicted of links with Israel successful pre-war protests: judiciary
Iran executed 2 men connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) convicted of acting connected behalf of Israel and the United States during a question of anti-government protests earlier this year, the judiciary said. “Mohammad-Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast... were hanged aft the lawsuit was reviewed and the last verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.
Delimitation: Modi’s remark is much similar election-driven, says Siddaramaiah
A time aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised chapeau confederate States which person stabilised their colonisation would not suffer Lok Sabha seats during a run successful Kerala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Sunday said the remark appeared little similar statesmanship and much similar election-driven messaging. He said the Prime Minister’s connection seemed conveniently timed with governmental considerations successful States specified arsenic Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Tejashwi challenges Bihar CM, lawman CMs for a nationalist statement implicit State’s progress
Leader of Opposition successful Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) slammed the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, claiming that it has failed successful each sector. BJP and JD- (U) deed back, saying Bihar has flourished nether the enactment of Mr. Kumar.
ED to analyse into assets of Ashok Kharat and telephone grounds leaks volition beryllium probed: Fadnavis
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will analyse into the assets of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat who is accused successful aggregate cases of rape and property-related fraud, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said connected Sunday (April 5, 2026). He besides said that the leak of telephone item records (CDR), which allegedly exposes speech of calls betwixt Kharat and immoderate governmental leaders successful the State, volition beryllium probed.
Bangladesh launches exigency vaccination run arsenic measles outbreak spreads
Bangladesh connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) launched an exigency vaccination campaign targeting much than a cardinal children arsenic a fast-spreading measles outbreak sweeps crossed the country. Health Ministry figures show determination person been 17 confirmed deaths from measles truthful far, with 113 suspected deaths and much than 7,500 suspected infections nationwide.
IPL 2026: Red-hot RCB buries CSK nether an avalanche of runs
Chennai Super Kings’ cupful of woes overflowed astatine the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium present connected Sunday arsenic Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed the five-time IPL champion a 43-run defeat. After a Tim David-inspired RCB acceptable a daunting 251-run target, the visitors folded for 207 to suffer 3 retired of 3 this season.
