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<image:caption>Telangana CM Revanth Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:title>Revanth Reddy accuses Centre of fuelling North–South divide over delimitation</news:title>
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<image:caption>Pakistan is preparing to host a second round of talks between the United States and Iran.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Pakistan, Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt FMs meet in Antalya, push for deeper cooperation</news:title>
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<image:caption>Sonia Gandhi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:52:41.562+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi court asks Sonia Gandhi to submit written arguments in voter list case</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/central-team-to-probe-fatal-boiler-blast-at-vedanta-plant-in-chhattisgarh</loc>
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<image:caption>The Vedanta plant in Chhattisgarh</image:caption>
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<news:title>Central team to probe fatal boiler blast at Vedanta plant in Chhattisgarh</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/iran-announces-partial-reopening-of-its-airspace</loc>
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<image:caption>Flight operations at airports across the country would resume in phases.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:37:21.136+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran announces partial reopening of its airspace after 7-weeks of war with US, Israel</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/adani-expands-hold-over-mumbai-redevelopment-projects-including-goregaon-cluster</loc>
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<image:caption>The iconic Dharavi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:29:35.918+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Adani expands hold over Mumbai redevelopment projects, including Goregaon cluster</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/bengal-why-mamata-banerjee-will-win-and-why-she-could-lose-from-bhabanipur</loc>
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<image:caption>Mamata Banerjee greets a gathering at an election campaign meeting in Durgapur</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:19:41.723+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bengal: Why Mamata will win — and why she could lose — from Bhabanipur</news:title>
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<image:caption>The Patanjali Group has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of land largesse in BJP-ruled states</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T14:45:30.812+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bend rules, grab land, evict residents</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/pakistan-pushes-for-early-imf-tranche-approval-as-review-talks-loom</loc>
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<image:caption>Aurangzeb said Islamabad’s immediate priority was securing the release of about $1.2 billion.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T14:20:13.035+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pakistan pushes for early IMF tranche approval as review talks loom</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/art-and-culture/life-of-indian-bureaucracy-avay-shukla-book-politics-neta-mantri</loc>
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<image:caption>Part of the book cover</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T14:05:57.902+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Games people play</news:title>
<news:keywords>Indian bureaucracy, IAS officer, Book Review, Shashi Tharoor</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/bjp-revives-familiar-smear-of-rahul-gandhis-dual-citizenship-as-court-orders-fir</loc>
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<image:caption>Rahul Gandhi at a public meeting at Ponneri in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, 18 April</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T13:22:47.741+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP revives familiar smear of Rahul's 'dual citizenship' as court orders FIR</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rahul Gandhi, dual citizenship</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/centre-snatching-tamil-nadus-rights-says-udhayanidhi-stalin</loc>
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<image:caption>Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigns for DMK candidates in Turuppur, 17 April</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T12:46:38.747+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre 'snatching' Tamil Nadu’s rights, says Udhayanidhi Stalin</news:title>
<news:keywords>Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, assembly elections 2026</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/the-subterfuge-of-womens-reservation-delimitation-constitution-amendment-bill</loc>
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<image:caption>Kharge addresses the media on 15 April after an Opposition meeting on the women’s reservation Bill</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T12:11:22.385+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The subterfuge of women’s reservation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Constitution Amendment Bill, delimitation, Women's Reservation Bill</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/the-big-squeeze-india-inflation-fuel-prices-lpg-crisis</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/nationalherald/2026-04-18/vyvwh83b/inflation-india.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Official statistics belie the pinch most Indians feel while balancing their household budgets</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T11:25:06.301+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The big squeeze</news:title>
<news:keywords>inflation, LPG crisis, Indian economy, consumer price index</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/noida-and-manesar-workers-protests-gig-economy-stagnant-wages-modinomics</loc>
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<image:caption>A picture worth a thousand words</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T11:10:08.153+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why Noida and Manesar were burning</news:title>
<news:keywords>Noida protests, gig economy, Manesar, Modinomics, manesa</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/defeat-of-delimitation-bill-exposes-bjps-discomfort-abhishek-banerjee</loc>
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<image:caption>TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T10:32:14.466+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Defeat of delimitation Bill exposes BJP's discomfort: Abhishek Banerjee</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/iran-threatens-to-close-hormuz-again-as-us-maintains-its-blockade</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T10:23:19.782+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran threatens to close Hormuz again as US maintains its blockade</news:title>
<news:keywords>Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump, Hezbollah</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/why-did-narendra-modi-amit-shah-risk-losing-in-lok-sabha-womens-reservation-bill-constitution-amendment</loc>
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<image:caption>Rahul Gandhi interacts with the media after the defeat of the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T21:39:53.182+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The puzzle remains: Why did Modi-Shah risk losing in the Lok Sabha?</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/attack-on-constitution-defeated-rahul-gandhi-on-womens-quota-bill-falling-short-in-lok-sabha</loc>
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<image:caption>Rahul Gandhi and others leave after voting on the Constitution Amendment Bill, 17 April</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T21:08:48.247+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Attack on Constitution defeated: Rahul on women’s quota Bill falling short in LS</news:title>
<news:keywords>delimitation, Women's Reservation Bill, Rahul Gandhi, Delimitation of J&amp;K Assembly</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/amit-shah-led-panel-okayed-rs-76-lakh-spend-on-rss-centenary-ads-culture-ministry</loc>
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<image:caption>An RSS march snakes through the streets of Pune, Maharashtra</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:50:40.232+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amit Shah-led panel okayed Rs 76 lakh spend on RSS centenary ads: Ministry</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:21:49.704+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>File photo of Ashok Kharat in custody</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:12:56.856+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Key aide of arrested ‘godman’ Kharat killed, Rohit Pawar raises red flag</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ashok Kharat, Rohit Pawar</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/oil-plunges-over-10-percent-as-iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-open-amid-lebanon-ceasefire</loc>
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<image:caption>A Tehran billboard depicting a military personnel's hand holding the Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T19:35:19.308+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil plunges over 10 pc as Iran declares Hormuz open amid Lebanon ceasefire</news:title>
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<image:caption>Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally at Dinhata, Cooch Behar district, 17 April</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T18:23:23.425+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/bid-to-reshape-electoral-map-anti-national-act-rahul-gandhi-on-delimitation</loc>
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<image:caption>Rahul Gandhi arrives for the special session of Parliament, 17 April</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T17:58:36.752+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bid to reshape electoral map, anti-national Act: Rahul on delimitation</news:title>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/nationalherald/2026-04-11/vvs9nn67/sand-mining.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>How long can these gharials survive the sand mining in their habitat?</image:caption>
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<news:name>National Herald</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-16T19:21:11.433+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After SC rap, MP bans Chambal sand mining, fuel sale to unregistered vehicles </news:title>
<news:keywords>Chambal, Madhya Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/partial-relief-for-bengals-deleted-voters-as-supreme-court-allows-conditional-roll-revision</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/nationalherald/2026-02-07/ntx3fw5b/mamata-sc.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>File photo of Mamata Banerjee leaving the Supreme Court premises, 4 Feb</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>National Herald</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-16T19:04:00.707+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Partial relief for Bengal’s deleted voters as SC allows conditional roll revision</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengal SIR, West Bengal, Supreme Court, Election Commission of India (ECI)</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/cong-attacks-pm-modis-lok-sabha-speech-alleges-duplicitous-attempt-on-delimitation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/nationalherald/2026-04-16/28xtbijm/PTI04162026000274B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress leader accused the Prime Minister of dismissing concerns raised by various states.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>National Herald</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-16T18:46:52.794+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cong attacks Modi’s Lok Sabha speech, alleges deliberate silence on delimitation
</news:title>
<news:keywords>Congress, Narendra Modi, delimitation, Women's Reservation Bill</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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