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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/kerala-hotel-body-calls-statewide-strike-on-may-6-over-lpg-price-hike</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala hotel body calls statewide strike on May 6 over LPG price hike</image:caption>
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<news:title>Kerala hotel body calls statewide strike on May 6 over LPG price hike</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/woman-dies-of-suspected-amoebic-meningoencephalitis-in-kerala</loc>
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<image:caption>Amoebic meningoencephalitis</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:32:28.064Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman dies of suspected amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/exit-polls-show-ldf-udf-positioned-neck-and-neck-in-kerala-min-balagopal</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala FM K N Balagopal</image:caption>
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<news:title>Exit polls show LDF-UDF positioned neck-and-neck in Kerala: Min Balagopal</news:title>
<news:keywords> Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal , Exit polls , Kerala</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/two-deaths-in-separate-elephant-attack-instances-at-kerala-temples</loc>
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<image:caption>Two deaths in separate elephant attack instances at Kerala temples</image:caption>
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<news:title>Two deaths in separate elephant attack instances at Kerala temples</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/repolling-in-15-polling-stations-in-bengal-on-saturday-ec</loc>
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<image:caption>Election Commission of India office</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:36:32.309Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Repolling in 15 polling stations in Bengal on Saturday: EC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Repolling in 15 polling stations, Bengal , Saturday, EC</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/market/jet-fuel-price-for-intl-airlines-hiked-by-5-pc-second-straight-monthly-increase</loc>
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<image:caption>Jet fuel price for intl airlines hiked by 5 pc, second straight monthly increase</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:43:48.432Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jet fuel price for intl airlines hiked by 5 pc, second straight monthly increase </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/rsp-to-reveal-view-on-cong-cm-candidate-only-if-asked-after-poll-results-shibu-baby-john</loc>
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<image:caption>RSP state secretary Shibu Baby John</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:36:52.925Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RSP to reveal view on Cong CM candidate only if asked after poll results: Shibu Baby John </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/pm-modi-greets-people-of-gujarat-maharashtra-on-their-statehood-day</loc>
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<image:caption>PM Modi greets people of Gujarat, Maharashtra on their statehood day</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:27:44.733Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi greets people of Gujarat, Maharashtra on their statehood day </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/market/excise-duty-on-diesel-exports-cut-to-rs-23ltr-atf-exports-to-rs-33ltr</loc>
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<image:caption>Excise duty on diesel exports cut to Rs 23/ltr, ATF exports to Rs 33/ltr</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:23:59.497Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Excise duty on diesel exports cut to Rs 23/ltr, ATF exports to Rs 33/ltr 	</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/iran-dying-to-make-a-deal-says-trump</loc>
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<image:caption>Trump and Iran war</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:20:05.053Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran dying to make a deal, says Trump</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/commercial-lpg-price-hiked-by-rs-993-per-19-kg-cylinder</loc>
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<image:caption>Commercial LPG cylinders</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:13:24.037Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder </news:title>
<news:keywords>Commercial LPG ,  price hiked by Rs 993, 19-kg cylinder </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/business/bagmane-prime-office-reits-3405-crore-initial-public-offering-to-open-on-tuesday-may-05-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>(L-R) Ms. Neha Agarwal, Managing Director &amp; Head - Equity Capital Markets, JM Financial Institutional Securities Limited , Mr. Asheesh Mohta, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone ,Mr. Shashank Bagmane, Non-executive Director, Bagmane Prime Office REIT Mr. Hugh Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, Bagmane Prime Office REIT , Mr. Ashay Shah, Chief Financial Officer, Bagmane</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:07:48.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bagmane Prime Office REIT’s ₹3,405 crore Initial Public Offering to open on Tuesday, May 05, 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bagmane Prime Office, REIT’s ₹3,405 crore, Initial Public Offering, open on Tuesday</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/business/reliance-retail-acquires-priyanka-chopra-jonass-anomaly-accelerating-expansion-of-its-beauty-portfolio</loc>
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<image:caption>Reliance Retail Acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Anomaly, Accelerating Expansion of Its Beauty Portfolio</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ms. Isha Ambani, Executive Director, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Priyanka</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T03:56:21.374Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Reliance Retail Acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Anomaly,  Accelerating Expansion of Its Beauty Portfolio</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/4-dead-15-rescued-several-missing-as-tourist-boat-overturns-in-bargi-dam-reservoir-in-jabalpur</loc>
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<image:caption>A cruise boat carrying 35 to 40 passengers overturns in the Bargi river, in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, Thursday, April 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:53:04.317Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>4 dead, 15 rescued, several missing as tourist boat overturns in Bargi dam reservoir in Jabalpur</news:title>
<news:keywords>boat accident</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/mamata-reaches-bhabanipurs-counting-centre-evm-strong-room-alleges-tampering-of-vote-machines</loc>
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<image:caption>Mamata Banerjee on Thursday landed up at the Sakhawat Memorial School in South Kolkata, the counting centre for the Bhabanipur assembly segment.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:48:39.997Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mamata reaches Bhabanipur’s counting centre EVM strong room, alleges tampering of vote machines</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mamata EVM tampering</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/akasa-air-pilot-suffers-heart-attack-during-ground-training-dies</loc>
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<image:caption>Akasa Air</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:31:29.623Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Akasa Air pilot suffers heart attack during ground training; dies</news:title>
<news:keywords>Akasa Air pilot death</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/crime/up-judge-duped-of-rs-2399-lakh-on-haj-pretext-2-held</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/metrovaartha-en/2026-04-30/a2xe3iaf/fraud%202.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cyber fraud- Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:24:18.230Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UP judge duped of Rs 23.99 lakh on Haj pretext; 2 held</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hajj online fraud, Cybercrime</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/bds-student-death-father-unhappy-with-violence-during-april-28-hartal</loc>
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<image:caption>Father, mother and sister of Nithin Raj</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:08:09.819Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BDS student death: Father unhappy with violence during April 28 hartal</news:title>
<news:keywords>BDS student death</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/man-accused-of-trying-to-kill-trump-at-correspondents-gala-agrees-to-remain-jailed-for-now</loc>
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<image:caption>Cole Thomas Allen taking a selfie in his hotel room, clad in his armored attire, just before the shooting incident.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:43:38.473Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' gala agrees to remain jailed for now</news:title>
<news:keywords>US Trump attack</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/bjp-leader-murder-case-six-convicts-awarded-death-sentence</loc>
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<image:caption>The convicts- Ravi, Vijay alias Mailari, Dhanraja, Bhima alias Bharat, Salim, and Gangadhar Gowli</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:31:33.165Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP leader murder case: Six convicts awarded death sentence</news:title>
<news:keywords>karnataka BJP leader murder, Venkatesh Kurubara murder</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/rain-in-several-states-brings-some-relief-from-severe-heat-more-showers-predicted</loc>
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<image:caption>People gather at the Taj Mahal on a cloudy and rainy day during the summer season, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, April 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:26:38.842Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rain in several states brings some relief from severe heat, more showers predicted</news:title>
<news:keywords>summer rain</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/another-exit-poll-predicts-big-bjp-win-in-bengal-assam-return-of-dmk-in-tn-dead-heat-in-kerala</loc>
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<image:caption>Assembly elections 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T15:05:04.751Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Another Exit poll predicts big BJP win in Bengal, Assam; return of DMK in TN, dead heat in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Exit polls</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/congress-leader-venugopal-reappointed-as-chairman-of-parliaments-public-accounts-committee</loc>
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<image:caption>K C Venugopal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:51:05.837Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress leader Venugopal reappointed as chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/kumbh-girl-marriage-pocso-case-registered-against-four-including-vhp-leader-film-director</loc>
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<image:caption>Monalisa Bhonsle marriage in Kerala.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:48:45.828Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kumbh girl marriage: POCSO case registered against four, including VHP leader, film director</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/irans-supreme-leader-vows-to-protect-nuclear-missile-capabilities</loc>
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<image:caption>Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:38:54.561Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran's supreme leader vows to protect nuclear, missile capabilities</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/haj-pilgrims-to-pay-rs-10k-more-due-to-high-atf-prices-govt-says-protected-them-from-larger-burden</loc>
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<image:caption>Hajj pilgrims= Representational image</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:12:21.891Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/election-commission-introduces-qr-code-based-id-system-at-counting-centres</loc>
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<image:caption>Election Commission introduces QR code</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:07:00.754Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</image:caption>
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<image:caption>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:04:52.040Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/mumbai/digital-population-count-self-enumeration-for-census-to-begin-in-maharashtra-from-may-1</loc>
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<image:caption>Digital population count: Self-enumeration for Census to begin in Maharashtra from May 1</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:58:53.278Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Digital population count: Self-enumeration for Census to begin in Maharashtra from May 1 </news:title>
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</url>
<url>
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<image:caption>New York Mayor Mamdani with King Charles (L) and the Kohinoor diamond (R)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:56:59.993Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NYC Mayor Mamdani says he would encourage King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond</news:title>
<news:keywords>US, MAMDANI, KOHINOOR</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/league-supporting-satheesan-as-cm-shows-iuml-will-rule-if-udf-wins-sndp-leader-natesan</loc>
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<image:caption>SNDP leader Natesan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:42:44.415Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>League supporting Satheesan as CM shows IUML will rule if UDF wins: SNDP leader Natesan </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/indigo-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-raipur-after-passenger-falls-unconscious-onboard</loc>
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<image:caption>A Kolkata-Pune IndiGo flight</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:38:36.953Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Raipur after passenger falls unconscious onboard</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/union-home-minister-minister-of-cooperation-shri-amit-shah-to-inaugurate-multiple-dairy-infrastructure-and-cooperative-initiatives-in-ladakh</loc>
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<image:caption>Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:02:59.626Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court on unpredictable fluctuations in airfares</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:37:27.053Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC slams Centre for not filing affidavit on plea to control unpredictable fluctuations in airfares</news:title>
<news:keywords>SC, AIRFARES</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/developing-climate-resilient-road-infra-in-geologically-fragile-himalayan-region-a-challenge-gadkari</loc>
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<image:caption>Union minister Nitin Gadkari during a workshop on 'Resilient NH Infrastructure in Hilly Terrain'</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:26:33.922Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Developing climate-resilient road infra in geologically fragile Himalayan region a challenge: Gadkari</news:title>
<news:keywords>BIZ, GADKARI, ROADS, HILLS, ROADS-HILLS</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Congress leader Jairam Ramesh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:14:03.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>CONG, RAMESH, RIGHT TO VOTE</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Sunitha Krishnan</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:10:23.807Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>India's marine fish catch rises 3 per cent in 2025; Kerala records 2 per cent growth, says CMFRI</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:02:35.561Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>First direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years to land in Caracas</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:58:30.246Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>B Ashok IAS</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:56:03.780Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Suspended IAS officer B Ashok hits back at Left govt in Kerala, calls it 'intolerant' </news:title>
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<image:caption>Vaishnaw flags off Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express, promises rail link to Uri</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:36:10.778Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express s</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:08:16.247Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:02:07.442Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Death toll climbs to 16 in van-SUV collision in MP's Dhar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T08:56:29.365Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Rithu Chandra</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T08:41:35.470Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Child dies after cobra bite in Kerala</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T08:20:21.862Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T07:41:43.790Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>The Supreme Court , LAND DISPUTES</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan</image:caption>
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<url>
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<image:caption>P V Anvar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Kerala exit poll reaction</image:caption>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/uae-is-leaving-opec-oil-cartel-what-could-that-mean-for-oil-prices</loc>
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<image:caption>UAE is leaving OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The United Arab Emirates (UAE)</image:caption>
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<news:title>UAE is leaving OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices</news:title>
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<image:caption>Toddler rescued from hotel in Kochi after distress alert; handed over to CWC care</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<news:title>SC asks Centre to consider amending law on terminating pregnancy of rape survivors</news:title>
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<image:caption>Bangladeshi women held for illegal stay</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T06:23:26.341Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two Bangladeshi women held for illegal stay in Kerala; 6 others detained in prostitution probe</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/french-teen-charged-in-singapore-over-vending-machine-straw-licking-video</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/metrovaartha-en/2026-04-30/ps5tif6x/french-straw-licking.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T06:16:13.913Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video </news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/politics/pm-modi-wants-to-delay-caste-census-details-of-exercise-still-awaited-cong</loc>
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<image:caption>PM Narendra Modi and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T05:34:40.131Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi wants to delay caste census; details of exercise still awaited: Cong</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/mumbai/dhan-launches-gold-vault-enables-indians-to-buy-gold-silver-directly-from-exchange</loc>
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<image:caption>L–R: Raunak Rathi, Co-founder &amp; Director – Dhan; Gabriel Li, Hornbill Capital; Shashank Joshi, Deputy CEO – MUFG; Pravin Jadhav, Founder &amp; CEO – Dhan; Manoj Thakur, Founder – Hornbill Capital; Saurabh Nanavati, CEO – Invesco Asset Management; Praveena Rai, MD &amp; CEO – MCX; Rishi Nathany, MD &amp; CEO – MCXCCL; Jay Prakash Gupta, Founder &amp; COO – Dhan; G.P. Garg, Ex-ED – SEBI; Shivanshu Mehta, Head Bull</image:caption>
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<news:title>Dhan launches Gold Vault: Enables Indians to buy Gold &amp; Silver directly from Exchange
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<news:keywords>Dhan, launches Gold Vault, Mumbai </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/exit-polls-not-important-ldf-will-return-to-power-minister-riyas</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T05:08:37.241Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Exit polls not important; LDF will return to power: Minister Riyas</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/woman-dies-after-falling-under-moving-train-at-ernakulam-junction</loc>
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<image:caption>Death- Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T05:05:48.883Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman dies after falling under moving train at Ernakulam Junction</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/moving-car-catches-fire-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway-in-rajasthan-five-burnt-alive</loc>
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<image:caption>Moving car catches fire on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan, five burnt alive</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T04:57:23.112Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Moving car catches fire on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan, five burnt alive</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/twenty-four-persons-hospitalised-after-chlorine-gas-leakage</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/metrovaartha-en/2024-10-20/omv3wje0/food-poison5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T04:35:44.175Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chlorine gas leaks at defunct water purification plant in Pune; 24 persons hospitalised </news:title>
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<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:title>Man held for murdering father, stabbing relative in Kerala </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/four-govt-doctors-booked-in-kerala-over-girls-death-after-stray-dog-attack</loc>
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<image:caption>Stray dogs- Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:title>Four govt doctors booked in Kerala over girl's death after stray dog attack</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/exit-polls-predict-bjp-win-in-assam-edge-in-bengal-dmk-to-return-in-tn-udf-to-take-kerala</loc>
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<image:caption>Exit poll results 2026- Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:36:08.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Exit polls predict BJP win in Assam, edge in Bengal; DMK to return in TN, UDF to take Kerala</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/ex-sc-promoter-held-for-rs-75-lakh-subsidy-fraud-in-thiruvananthapuram</loc>
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<image:caption>Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:34:28.379Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ex-SC promoter held for Rs 75 lakh subsidy fraud in Thiruvananthapuram</news:title>
<news:keywords>SC promoter arrest</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/hegseth-goes-before-congress-for-the-first-time-since-the-iran-war-started</loc>
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<image:caption>US defence secretary Pete Hegseth</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:55:18.416Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hegseth goes before Congress for the first time since the Iran war started</news:title>
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<image:caption>Elderly women show their credentials after casting vote during the West Bengal Assembly elections, in North 24 Parganas district, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>West Bengal records highest-ever voter turnout in 2026 assembly polls at 92.47 pc in 2 phases</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/former-dgp-thachankary-fined-rs-250-for-using-official-insignia-on-car-after-retirement</loc>
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<image:caption>A vehicle bearing official insignia of the former DGP, Thachankary.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Former DGP Thachankary fined Rs 250 for using official insignia on car after retirement</news:title>
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<image:caption>A hospital compound wall collapsed in Bengaluru, claiming the lives of seven people.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-29T15:31:16.068Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Young Congress workers protest shirtless at the AI Summit in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sabarimala women's entry case in Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-29T14:39:13.901Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sabarimala reference: Cannot annihilate religion in name of reform, says SC</news:title>
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