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HPV Vaccination Not for All, Says World Allergy Foundation; Urges Centre to Reconsider Blanket Policy

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202608 mins

Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Raising serious medical and public health concerns, the World Allergy Foundation (WAF) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposed blanket rollout of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across India, cautioning that a one-size-fits-all approach may expose a significant section of the population to avoidable health risks. At a press conference…

Congress to bring in law to protect infiltrators in Assam, if it comes to power: PM

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202605 mins

Gogamukh (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress, if it comes to power in Assam, will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not allow. Addressing a poll rally at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, Modi claimed that the Congress aims to “turn the majority…

Israeli defence firm supplies first batch of light machine guns to India

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202604 mins

Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last weekend, with an additional 4,000 scheduled…

Lawyer and former AAP leader HS Phoolka joins BJP

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202602 mins

New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday. Phoolka, who is best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their quest for justice, joined AAP in 2014 and quit it five years later in 2019. Phoolka contested the 2014 Lok Sabha…

Malayalam film director Ranjith remanded in sexual assault case; FEFKA takes action

newsnow9April 1, 202607 mins

Kochi: A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were “false” and that he would be able to prove it. He made the…

Decimate AIADMK, ensure BJP doesn”t win in TN, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202602 mins

Jolarpettai (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday appealed to the people to decimate the opposition AIADMK in the ensuing Assembly election and also ensure that its ally, the BJP, doesn’t win at the hustings. Stating that the “fascist BJP” does not have the people’s sanction to enter Tamil Nadu, he…

SIR in West Bengal: 47 lakh objections disposed of till Mar 31, HC CJ informs SC

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202602 mins

New Delhi: The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been disposed of till March 31. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices…

Trump underestimated Iran’s resilience. Now there is only one way out of war

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202609 mins

Melbourne: For all their claims of military success in their war with Iran, the United States and Israel have yet to clearly define their rationale for starting the conflict, their goals and their exit strategy. With the Iranian regime having mounted a robust response, the Middle East has been plunged into an unnecessary confrontation with…

Jet fuel prices more than doubled to Rs 2.07 lakh per kl

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202601 mins

New Delhi: Prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, were more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday, driven by the surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict. This is the first time ATF prices have crossed the Rs 2 lakh per kilolitre…

Commercial LPG prices hiked by Rs 195.5

newsnow9April 1, 2026April 1, 202601 mins

New Delhi: Prices of commercial LPG were hiked by Rs 195.50 on Wednesday, on back of surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict. A 19-kg commercial LPG now costs Rs 2,078.50 in Delhi, according to state-owned oil companies. Rates were last increased by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March…