These are the top headlines for April 15, 2026, featuring important developments from India and the world.

NATIONAL

PM Modi, Trump discuss bilateral co-operation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with US President Donald Trump on bilateral co-operation, including several big-ticket deals, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to take oath as new CM on April 15

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will take oath as the new CM of the state on Wednesday, a senior minister said here.

Noida labour unrest: UP govt orders interim hike in minimum wages, says final wage fixation soon

Noida: The Uttar Pradesh government has directed an interim hike in minimum wages across worker categories following unrest in Noida, with revised rates coming into effect from April 1 retrospectively, officials here said on Tuesday.

GE Aerospace, HAL inching closer to seal jet engine deal

New Delhi: US defence major GE Aerospace on Tuesday said it and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have made significant progress in sealing a collaboration to co-produce F414 jet engines to power India's future combat jets. 

PM Modi urges all parties to support amendments to Women's Reservation Act, calls it collective sentiment of nation

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Women's Reservation Act was passed with the support of all parties after a long wait and urged them to back the amendments in laws to ensure its implementation in the 2029 elections, calling it the "collective sentiment" of the nation.

Nation's willpower as important as military strength for ensuring security, says NSA Doval

Gandhinagar: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday described national security as a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, and stressed that the biggest mistake in assessing a nation's strength is ignoring the willpower of its people.

Govt circulates delimitation bill among MPs to replace 2002 law

New Delhi: The government will bring 'The Delimitation Bill, 2026' to replace the 2002 law during the special sitting of Parliament this week under which the Centre would have the power to constitute a delimitation commission to distribute the seats in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies on the basis of the "latest census figures".

When intent behind bill is mischievous, damage to parliamentary democracy is enormous: Congress

New Delhi: As the government circulated bills related to women's quota law and delimitation, the Congress on Tuesday said when the intent behind a bill is "mischievous" and the content of it is "devious", the extent of damage to parliamentary democracy is enormous.

For 33% quota for women before next parliamentary polls, LS seats to be increased to up to 850

New Delhi: Lok Sabha seats will be increased to up to 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls following a delimitation exercise to be carried out on the basis of last published census.

SC to hear on Apr 15 plea of Assam govt against anticipatory bail to Cong leader Pawan Khera

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Wednesday a plea of the Assam government against the Telangana High Court order granting one-week transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case registered against him for levelling allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.

India's Russian oil imports more than triple to 5.3 bn euro in Mar

New Delhi: India's crude oil purchases from Russia more than tripled to 5.3 billion euro in March as volumes doubled and a surge in oil prices pushed up the import bill.

INTERNATIONAL

China says policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged

Beijing: China on Tuesday said its policy to improve relations with India has not changed as it defended its move to publish new names for various regions in Arunachal Pradesh. By K J M Varma

West Asia conflict threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty: UNDP report

United Nations: The conflict and military escalation in West Asia threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty and the country is projected to experience some loss in its human development progress, according to estimates and projections by the United Nations.