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<image:caption>Abhishek Sharma with his mentor Yuvraj Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>People wait to submit petitions before a tribunal in Ranaghat, Nadia district, 20 April 20</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T19:04:08.464+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>People wait for refilled LPG cylinders in searing heat in Kanpur, 21 April</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Several attendees, including women and children, sustained injuries in the chaos.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T16:00:27.740+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>West Bengal BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T15:34:42.702+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>IRGC Navy firing projectiles into Strait of Hormuz.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T15:14:00.918+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Arvind Kejriwal called the proposal a “direct attack on Punjab’s identity.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T14:21:28.641+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Delhi has seen a steady rise in temperature in recent days.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Security forces in J&amp;K's Pahalgam</image:caption>
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<image:caption>M.K. Stalin during a public meeting in Namakkal.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Donald Trump speaks during an event in Phoenix.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-22T08:57:26.768+05:30</news:publication_date>
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