The notification, issued by the Home Department and effective immediately, designates the administrative secretary (home) as the competent authority and represents a significant expansion of discretionary police power under India's principal counterterrorism law.
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A landmark 2026 UNESCO global assessment reveals its 2,260-site network — spanning 13 million square kilometres — is buffering biodiversity collapse, storing 240 gigatons of carbon, yet 90% of sites face critical environmental stress by 2050.
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The UN Secretary-General warned against fossil fuel dependence while addressing a Berlin climate dialogue. Separately, UNIFIL peacekeepers were evacuated from Lebanon, Gaza violence surged 46%, and global migration deaths neared 8,000 in 2025.
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More than 30 nations met at the UK’s Northwood headquarters to draft a UK-France-led plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on command, mine-clearing and deployment amid ongoing disruption to energy markets and supply chains.
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Helicopter services operated by Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd under the Manipur Helicopter Service resumed on April 22 after a one-day suspension due to operational constraints, with a special sortie to Ukhrul — available via offline booking — scheduled for April 23.
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Shutdown over April 7 Tronglaobi bomb attack killing two children paralysed Bishnupur, sparked valley protests. COCOMI Women’s Wing set April 23 deadline for leaders’ stance. Free Khongjom Day buses announced amid unrest.
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UNC’s three-day shutdown to mourn the killing of two Naga civilians by Kuki militants on April 18 brought normal life to a halt in Manipur from midnight on April 20. Violence broke out on the first day at T. Khullen in Senapati, where stone-pelting, gunfire and conflicting accounts from both sides.
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Manipur CM Y. Khemchand Singh inaugurated the Wangjing-Tentha Block Development Office in Thoubal district amid widespread protests and road blockades. Police firing left one person with a bullet injury and two others hurt by tear gas shells.
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FedEx and IIT Madras have successfully completed India's first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in Bengaluru, reducing a 53 km, 60-minute road journey between Electronic City Phase II and Kempegowda International Airport to a 39–42 km aerial route completed in approximately 21 minutes.
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