DA Hike Raised To 60% For Central Staff

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

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The Union Cabinet has approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance for central government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners, raising the rate from 58% to 60%. The revised rate will take effect from January 1, 2026, which means eligible employees and pensioners are also expected to

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Priyanka Gandhi Calls Bill Defeat a Democracy Win

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called the defeat of the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha a major win for democracy, accusing the Centre of trying to alter India’s federal structure through the proposed legislation. Her reaction came a day after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for the constitutional amendment. […]

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TCS Says No Complaint Found in Nashik Review

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

TCS has said its preliminary internal review at the Nashik unit under investigation has not found any complaint of sexual harassment or religious conversion through its formal ethics or POSH channels. The company has also set up an oversight panel as the wider police investigation into the unit continues. TCS Nashik Case Internal Review TCS […]

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Women’s Reservation Bill Fails After Delimitation Row

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

The government failed to pass its proposed constitutional amendment on women’s representation in Parliament after opposition parties united against linking the measure to delimitation. The setback marked a rare parliamentary defeat for the Narendra Modi government on a constitutional proposal and turned the debate into a wider fight over federal balance and electoral

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Tharoor Calls Delimitation Political Demonetisation

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticised the government’s move to link women’s reservation with delimitation, warning in the Lok Sabha that a rushed redrawing of constituencies could damage India’s federal balance. During the debate, he compared the proposed exercise to demonetisation and urged the Centre not to repeat what he described as another hasty structural decision.

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Kangana Calls Modi Biggest Feminist in House

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

Kangana Calls Modi Biggest Feminist in House BJP MP Kangana Ranaut praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, saying that the daughters of India see no bigger feminist than him. Her remarks came during discussion on measures linked to women’s representation in the lower house […]

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Trump Praises Taranjit Sandhu as Delhi LG

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump congratulated Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, calling him a seasoned diplomat who had shown strong commitment to strengthening India-US ties. The message drew attention because Sandhu had earlier served as India’s Ambassador to the United States during a key phase in bilateral engagement. Trump […]

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SpiceJet Hits Akasa Plane at Delhi Airport

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

SpiceJet Plane Hits Akasa Aircraft at Delhi Airport A SpiceJet aircraft made contact with an Akasa Air plane at Delhi airport on April 16 in a ground incident that damaged parts of both aircraft and disrupted flight operations. No injuries were reported, but the incident has triggered a regulatory investigation and raised fresh concerns over […]

Law & Order

SC Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

Supreme Court Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to classify forced religious conversion as a “terrorist act” and to frame stricter measures against coercive conversion practices. The petition comes in the backdrop of the Nashik BPO case, which has triggered a wider national […]

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Nashik BPO Case Widens With 9 FIRs, 8 Arrests

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

The alleged sexual abuse and religious harassment case linked to a TCS-associated BPO unit in Nashik has widened, with police registering nine FIRs and arresting eight employees so far. Investigators say the case now involves allegations of rape, coercion, workplace intimidation and possible organised religious pressure, while the family of one accused woman has strongly