Voting for all 234 T.N. seats, Phase 1 of Bengal polls today

People will line up on Thursday (April 23, 2026) to vote across 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and 152 in the first phase of polling in West Bengal. For Tamil Nadu’s over 5.73 crore electors, 75,064 polling stations have been set up in 33,133 locations. In West Bengal, the Election Commission has deployed more than 2,400 companies of central armed police personnel to ensure free and fair polls. Around 3.60 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes in this phase and polling will be held across 44,378 stations.

LPG ships from Gulf idle after unloading; foreign ships bringing U.S. cargoes

Many of the nine Indian-flagged LPG carriers evacuated from the Persian Gulf are drifting empty after unloading, even as India contracts with foreign vessels loading LPG at ports in Texas, U.S. Nine Indian-flagged LPG carriers have been moved out of the Gulf. Barring BW Elm, which is currently anchored off Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, the rest are stationed off India’s west coast near Mumbai, Kandla and nearby areas, according to marinetraffic.com.

Baramati and Rahuri all set to conduct byelections on April 23

Maharashtra gears up for bypolls in two high-profile constituencies — Baramati in Pune, the stronghold of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and Rahuri in Ahilyanagar on Thursday (April 23, 2026).

Pahalgam terror attack: Govt appoints Karambir Singh Nalwa as Special Public Prosecutor to lead trial

The Centre has appointed noted lawyer Karambir Singh Nalwa as Special Public Prosecutor to lead the trial in the Pahalgam terror attack case, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony operator on April 22 in 2025.

U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan fired by Pentagon

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) that the Navy's top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Mr. Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately.”

Issued stern notice to Congress chief Kharge for ‘terrorist’ remark against Modi: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said it had taken “serious note” of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “terrorist” and issued a “stern” notice to him. Mr. Kharge has to respond to the notice within 24 hours, ECI sources said.

Goodwill is the only saviour for Indian exporters hoping for U.S. tariff refunds

Exporters in India say they took on a portion of the cost of the 50% tariffs imposed by the U.S. in order to retain American customers, but now the only way they can benefit from the refunds process started by the U.S. government is by relying on the goodwill of their American business associates. They have no official recourse.

Government alters aviation fuel norms to allow for blending with non-petroleum sources

In a boost for India’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ambitions and alleviating some pressure amid the West Asia crisis, the Petroleum Ministry on Wednesday expanded the definition of what constitutes aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to include blending of the fuel with synthesised hydrocarbons, that is, fuel created from non-petroleum sources.

India-bound ship among two vessels ‘seized’ by Iran Guards in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said their naval forces had seized two container ships seeking to cross the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, directing them towards the Iranian coast. One of the “violating” vessels, Liberia-flagged Epaminodas, was headed to Gujarat’s Mundra Port, according to ship-tracking data.

Nepal Home Minister Sudhan Gurung resigns amid questions over financial conduct

Nepal’s Home Minister Sudhan Gurung has resigned, less than a month after his appointment, following questions over his investments. Mr. Gurung announced his resignation in a social media post on Wednesday (April 22, 2026). “I have resigned from the post of Home Minister, effective from today, to ensure an impartial investigation into matters related to me and to ensure that no conflict of interest arises or affects the investigation process due to my office,” he wrote on Facebook.

TCS case: Court denies interim relief to arrested software professional in related matter

A court in Maharashtra‘s Nashik has denied interim protection from arrest to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee Danish Shaikh in another case related to alleged sexual harassment and forcible conversion at the local unit of the leading IT firm. The 31-year-old software professional is already arrested in one of the nine FIRs registered in connection with the case. He is currently in judicial custody.

Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data

Meta is installing new tracking ​software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, ‌clicks and keystrokes for use in training ​its artificial-intelligence models, part of ⁠a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the company told staffers in ‌internal memos seen by Reuters.