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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T09:31:00.454+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delimitation turns decisive as TN campaign closes with anti-Centre undercurrent</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T08:57:26.768+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>The conflict in Manipur has taken another troubling turn</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Joint briefing on Operation Sindoor in New Delhi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:00:03.045+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan: Fire at Rs 80,000 crore Pachpadra refinery ahead of opening by PM Modi</news:title>
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<image:caption>PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T17:15:17.321+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi's address a partisan assault on Constitutional traditions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Narendra Modi, Women's reservation, Model Code of Conduct, assembly elections 2026, delimitation</news:keywords>
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