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<news:title>Maharasthra eyes Rs 12,000 crore teak harvest to sustain Ladki Bahin scheme</news:title>
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<image:caption>Devotees gather at Sabarimala temple (file photo)</image:caption>
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<news:title>Courts not experts in faith, says seers' body, seeks to intervene in Sabarimala</news:title>
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<image:caption>Dr Loni Lirina, a critical care specialist based in Imphal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T15:01:26.565+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Brazil’s president vows to shield economy from West Asia conflict fallout</news:title>
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<image:caption>Security personnel stand guard in Kolkata.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T14:57:40.363+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>EC decides to keep 500 CAPF companies deployed in Bengal post poll</news:title>
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<image:caption>Parliament House</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T14:12:42.721+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Doctors stage children’s celebration at Tehran hospital.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T13:51:08.610+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hope and small joys for children in Tehran hospital amid war</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T13:40:30.319+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NCERT granted deemed-to-be university status, empowered to award its own degrees</news:title>
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<image:caption>Policemen question patients inside a hospital ward amid the investigation.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T13:06:44.385+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:title>UN experts raise alarm over health of detained Pakistani activist Idris Khattak</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T12:38:22.257+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rights body flags decay of Karachi’s oldest Hindu temple as ‘national shame’</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T12:15:06.647+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T10:56:19.985+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T10:31:37.772+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T10:24:29.534+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fate of Kash Patel uncertain as Trump eyes administration overhaul, reports suggest</news:title>
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<image:caption>Opposition leaders stage a protest over the LPG crisis.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-02T21:48:15.979+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Mourners gather during a funeral procession in Tehran.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Donald Trump at Oval office.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Abhishek Banerjee addresses the media after a meeting with the West Bengal CEO, 29 March</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Cameron Green (file photo)</image:caption>
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