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15 Apr 2023

Raigad

12 killed after bus falls into gorge on Mumbai-Pune Highway

At least 12 passengers were killed and 27 others sustained injuries after a bus fell into a gorge on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway in the Khopoli area of Raigad, Maharashtra, on Saturday.

15 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 10,753 new cases, 27 deaths 

India registered 10,753 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 3% drop compared to Friday's 11,109 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Saturday morning.

14 Apr 2023

BR Ambedkar

Telangana unveils massive Ambedkar statue; here are other iconic statues

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao unveiled a 125-foot-tall bronze statue of BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad on Friday to mark the 132nd birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution.

14 Apr 2023

India

India not to import any dairy products: Minister Parshottam Rupala

Parshottam Rupala, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said on Friday that India will not import dairy products like butter, reported PTI.

14 Apr 2023

Umesh Pal

Asad Ahmed planned to attack father's convoy to stop transfer

Asad Ahmed and Ghulam Maksudan, the accused in the Umesh Pal murder case who were gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday, planned to attack the police convoy transporting Asad's father, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.

14 Apr 2023

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir: Footbridge collapse injures 40 during Baisakhi celebrations

Baisakhi celebrations turned into a tragedy after a footbridge collapsed at Beni Sangam in Bain village in Udhampur's Chenani Block in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

14 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

CBI summons Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy scam case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam case.

14 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Rs. 1 crore cash seized ahead of Karnataka polls

The Bengaluru Police arrested two people on Friday after they were caught with two bags containing Rs. 1 crore in cash, according to the Indian Express.

Odisha's Baripada records 43.5°C, heatwave warning issued: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said as many as 25 places in Odisha on Thursday recorded maximum day temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above.

14 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

PM Modi inaugurates Northeast's 1st AIIMS in Assam

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Northeast India's first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Guwahati, Assam, on Friday.

14 Apr 2023

Nagaland

Centre refuses sanction to prosecute Armymen for Nagaland civilian killings

The Defence Ministry's Military Affairs Department refused to sanction the prosecution of the 30 Indian Army commandos accused of killing 13 civilians in Nagaland's Oting in 2021, the Nagaland Police told the Mon district and sessions court.

14 Apr 2023

Umesh Pal

Umesh Pal murder case: Cops tried capturing Asad, Maksudan alive

The team of Uttar Pradesh Police that killed Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his close associate Ghulam Maksudan in an encounter on Thursday morning reportedly tried to capture both wanted criminals alive, as per the FIR in the case.

14 Apr 2023

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Dog booked for tearing Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's poster

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Dasari Udayasree has lodged a police complaint against a dog for allegedly tearing a poster of YSR Congress Party leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

SC slams Karnataka government for scrapping 4% Muslim OBC quota

The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for scrapping the state's 4% Muslim OBC quota, calling the foundation of the decision "highly shaky and flawed."

14 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records 11,109 COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths in 24 hours

India has recorded 11,109 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 4,47,97,269, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Friday.

13 Apr 2023

COVID-19

What is 'Arcturus,' new COVID-19 variant with different symptom

The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently keeping tabs on a new COVID-19 variant that is reportedly causing a new symptom that is rarely seen in other Omicron sub-variants.

13 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

PM Modi welcomes 71,000 new appointees at 'Rozgar Mela'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed appointment letters to 71,000 newly inducted recruits in various government departments and organizations at the Rashtriya Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Thursday.

13 Apr 2023

Indian Penal Code

Women killed husbands every 32 hours in 2022: Report

The demand for gender-neutral laws for domestic violence is gaining momentum amid recent media reports of women murdering their husbands.

13 Apr 2023

Umesh Pal

Umesh Pal murder: Atiq Ahmed sent to 14-day judicial custody

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Khalid Azim, more popularly known as Ashraf, have been sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the murder case of Umesh Pal on Thursday.

13 Apr 2023

West Bengal

Summer vacations in Bengal government schools to start early

The government and government-aided schools in West Bengal have been asked to move the summer vacations from May 24 to May 2, a senior official told PTI.

13 Apr 2023

Shahjahanpur

UP: Man fatally beaten over suspicion of theft; video surfaces 

A disturbing video has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, showing a man being brutally thrashed to death with an iron rod over accusations of theft.

13 Apr 2023

Jhansi

Umesh Pal murder case: Atiq Ahmed's son killed in encounter

Asad, the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and another accused Ghulam Maksudan— both wanted for the murder of Umesh Pal—were reportedly killed by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) in an encounter in Jhansi. The duo carried a reward of Rs. 5 lakh each.

ED files case against BBC alleging foreign funding irregularities

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday registered a case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for alleged foreign exchange violation.

13 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India's COVID-19 cases increase 30% in 24 hours, cross 10,000-mark

India has registered a single-day rise of 10,158 COVID-19 cases, a 30% jump from Wednesday, taking the tally to 4,47,86,160, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

13 Apr 2023

Kolkata Metro

Bengal: India's first underwater metro begins trial run in Hooghly

Kolkata Metro achieved a historic milestone as its rake ran through a tunnel under a river on Wednesday for the first time. Reportedly, the rake only had engineers and officials on board and ran under the Hooghly from Kolkata to Howrah on the other side of the river.

12 Apr 2023

Indian Air Force

#NewsBytesExplainer: Why IAF officer was dismissed over 'friendly fire' accident

A General Court Martial (GCM) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) recommended the dismissal of Group Captain Suman Roy Chowdhury, former Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Srinagar Air Force Station.

12 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's anti-online gambling law: All you need to know

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday gazetted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022.

12 Apr 2023

Odisha

Odisha: BJP's Sambit Patra walks barefoot on burning coal bed

Bharatiya Janata Party's national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday walked barefoot around 10 meters on a burning coal bed at the ongoing Jhamu Jatra festival in Rebati Raman village of Puri, Odisha.

12 Apr 2023

Dehradun

Comedian Yash Rathi booked for 'objectionable' joke on Lord Ram

The police have booked stand-up comedian and blogger Yash Rathi for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Lord Ram during an event in Dehradun on Saturday.

12 Apr 2023

Delhi

Delhi school evacuated after bomb threat, nothing suspicious found

Students at the Indian School in Delhi's Sadiq Nagar were evacuated on Wednesday after the school administration received a bomb threat through an email, The Indian Express reported.

12 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 7,830 new cases, highest in 223 days

India on Wednesday reported 7,830 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 223 days and a sharp rise from Tuesday's count of 5,676 infections, as per the Union Health Ministry's data.

12 Apr 2023

West Bengal

Bengal over-reported midday meals worth Rs. 100 cr: Centre

A panel appointed by the Education Ministry found that the West Bengal government had over-reported 16 crore midday meals worth over Rs. 100 crore between April to September 2022, reported PTI.

12 Apr 2023

Ajit Pawar

MSC Bank scam: ED chargesheet drops NCP's Ajit Pawar, wife

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank in a multi-crore money laundering case, naming a company linked to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar.

12 Apr 2023

Mahindra & Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra, India's oldest billionaire, dies at 99

Keshub Mahindra, the Chairman Emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra and India's oldest billionaire, died on Wednesday at the age of 99.

12 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

Rajasthan's 1st Vande Bharat train launched. Know its features

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat Express train via video conferencing on Wednesday.

Indian economy 'very strong,' will grow at 5.9%: IMF chief

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed the growth projection for India from 6.1% to 5.9% for the financial year 2023-24. However, Daniel Leigh, the division's World Economic Studies chief, praised India, calling it one of the bright spots in the current global economy.

12 Apr 2023

Punjab

Punjab: 4 killed in firing at Bathinda military station

As many as four people reportedly lost their lives in a firing inside the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday around 4:35am.

11 Apr 2023

Agra

Agra: Man takes deceased woman's thumb impressions; captured on camera

In a shocking incident, a man was caught on camera allegedly taking fingerprints of a deceased woman on a document that was stated to be her forged will in Uttar Pradesh's Agra.

11 Apr 2023

Khalistani

What did Amritpal's aide Papalpreet Singh tell the police

Papalpreet Singh, the aide of fugitive radical Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh, who was apprehended on Monday, reportedly told the police that Singh was in Punjab.

11 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

#NewsBytesExplainer: How ECI recognizes 'national political party' in India 

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received the Election Commission of India (ECI) nod on Monday to be called a national political party.