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19 Apr 2023
COVID-19COVID-19 update: India logs 10,542 fresh cases, 38 deaths
India recorded 10,542 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a 38.11% jump from the previous day's 7,633 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Wednesday.
19 Apr 2023
HeatwaveSeveral parts of India simmer amid heatwave conditions
Most parts of India experienced heatwave conditions on Tuesday as temperatures soared even higher.
18 Apr 2023
DelhiUncertainty looms over who will inherit Atiq Ahmed's Delhi properties
Days after the murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, it has come to light that he left a number of high-value residential and commercial properties in Delhi, according to IANS.
18 Apr 2023
Adani GroupGovernment allowed Adani's mine expansion despite existing mines' unextracted deposits
Fresh details have emerged in the Adani-Hasdeo Arand coal mining row, revealing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government cleared the expansion of a coal mine run by the Adani Group despite government-funded studies establishing the presence of unextracted coal in existing mines.
18 Apr 2023
Bilkis BanoWhat SC said on convicts' parole in Bilkis Bano case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday commented on the early release of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, saying that the Gujarat government should have considered the gravity of the offense before taking the decision, reported Times of India.
18 Apr 2023
Directorate General of Civil AviationWhat were top complaints of fliers per DGCA March report
Flight-related problems and baggage issues topped the list of passenger complaints received by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last month, an official report on Tuesday revealed.
18 Apr 2023
Federal Bureau of InvestigationFBI official visits India, to hold talks on 'international cooperation'
Raymond P Duda, the Assistant Director of the International Operations Division of the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday.
18 Apr 2023
Yogi AdityanathNow mafia cannot threaten anymore: Adityanath after Atiq, Ashraf murder
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that no mafia or criminal can threaten industrialists in the state anymore.
18 Apr 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo absolute concept of man, woman: SC on same-sex marriage
Hearing a batch of pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages and the government's petition questioning the maintainability of the former, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that there is no absolute concept of a man or woman.
18 Apr 2023
JodhpurRajasthan: Man arrested for flashing private parts at Korean vlogger
In a shameful incident, a female Korean vlogger was allegedly harassed by a man in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on Monday.
18 Apr 2023
NepalIndian climber Baljeet Kaur, missing on Mount Annapurna, found alive
Indian woman climber Baljeet Kaur, who had gone missing above Camp IV of Mount Annapurna in Nepal, has been found alive, The Himalayan Times reported, quoting the expedition organizer.
18 Apr 2023
PatnaBihar: Woman inspector thrashed during raid on mining mafia
Three mining officers, including a woman inspector, were allegedly attacked and assaulted by goons in the Bihta block of Patna, Bihar, on Monday, reported ANI.
18 Apr 2023
HaryanaHaryana: 4 workers killed as three-story rice mill collapses
Four workers were killed and at least 20 were injured after the roof of a three-story rice mill collapsed in Haryana's Karnal at around 3:00am on Tuesday.
18 Apr 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)IMD issues heatwave alerts for 9 states as temperatures rise
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert for dangerously high temperatures in three states— West Bengal, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh.
18 Apr 2023
Mukul RoyTMC's Mukul Roy seen in Delhi amid son's 'untraceable' claim
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy reportedly arrived in Delhi amid claims by his family that he had gone missing.
18 Apr 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to hear same-sex marriage pleas, Centre's objection today
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages in India and the Central government's plea challenging the maintainability of the petitions.
18 Apr 2023
COVID-19India records over 7,600 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
India has recorded 7,633 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a 16% drop compared to the previous day, the Union Health Ministry's data revealed on Tuesday morning.
17 Apr 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC allows Mumbai Metro to remove 177 trees, slaps fine
The Supreme Court (SC) permitted the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Monday to remove 177 trees from the Aarey forest while stating that the stay on tree felling will halt the project work.
17 Apr 2023
Mallikarjun KhargeCongress writes to PM demanding updated caste census, Nitish endorses
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that a comprehensive up-to-date caste census be conducted in the country.
17 Apr 2023
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Gujarat: AAP's Gopal Italia arrested for statement against BJP minister
More trouble is brewing for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as another leader of the party has been arrested.
17 Apr 2023
PunjabMilitary station shooting: Accused was allegedly sodomized by fellow jawans
Allegations of sodomy and sexual assault have surfaced following the arrest of the Indian Army jawan accused of killing four soldiers at the Bathinda military station in Punjab last Wednesday.
17 Apr 2023
Central GovernmentSame-sex marriage 'urban elitist' concept, judiciary can't legalize it: Centre
The Centre on Monday termed the demands for legal recognition of same-sex marriage as merely a voicing of "urban elitist views" for social acceptance.
17 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: SITs to probe Atiq-Ashraf killings; police also in question
The Uttar Pradesh government has formed two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to investigate and supervise the probe into the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in police custody by three shooters posing as media persons.
17 Apr 2023
BiharBihar hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 26, 16 officers suspended
The suspected hooch tragedy in Motihari, Bihar's East Champaran district, has claimed 26 lives so far, while around 20 people remain hospitalized across the district, the police said on Monday.
17 Apr 2023
PrayagrajGangster Atiq Ahmed received 9 bullets, his brother 5: Autopsy
An autopsy revealed that slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was shot at least nine times outside a hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, during a Saturday attack on him and his brother Ashraf Ahmed.
17 Apr 2023
JharkhandWhy are student organizations in Jharkhand protesting
The Ranchi district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within a 200-meter radius of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence and the Secretariat on Monday morning.
17 Apr 2023
PunjabMilitary station shooting: Bathinda Police arrests Army jawan
The Bathinda Police in Punjab have reportedly apprehended an Army jawan named Gunner Desai Mohan in connection with the military station shooting that claimed the lives of four jawans last week.
17 Apr 2023
COVID-19Delhi turns COVID-19 hotspot with 24 deaths in a week
The national capital has emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot with 24 deaths reported in the last seven days as a result of the virus.
17 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshWill be killed: Ashraf flagged senior cop's threat in March
Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf said on March 28 that a senior police officer threatened him, saying that in two weeks, he will be taken out of jail and killed.
17 Apr 2023
Eknath Shinde11 die due to heat stroke at Maharashtra award event
In an absolutely shocking incident, the "Maharashtra Bhushan" award event on Sunday in Navi Mumbai turned tragic after at least 11 people died and nearly 50 others were hospitalized after they suffered heat stroke during the ceremony, NDTV reported.
16 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf buried in Prayagraj
Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were buried late on Sunday at the Kasari Masari burial ground in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, said reports.
16 Apr 2023
Andhra PradeshEx-MP Vivekananda Reddy murder: Andhra CM's uncle Bhaskar Reddy arrested
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested YS Bhaskar Reddy in connection with the 2019 murder case of his brother and former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy.
16 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshWho killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed: Everything we know about attackers
Many fingers have been pointed at the Uttar Pradesh Police after jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead in police custody while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj on Saturday night.
16 Apr 2023
Arvind KejriwalDelhi liquorgate: Arvind Kejriwal grilled for 9 hours by CBI
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam case.
16 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshAtiq Ahmed shot dead: UP CM Adityanath orders high-level probe
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reportedly called for a high-level meeting late on Saturday, immediately after jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead.
15 Apr 2023
PrayagrajUP: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj
Jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who was lodged in a prison in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, has been shot dead while being taken for a medical examination, reported ANI.
15 Apr 2023
Arvind KejriwalDelhi Assembly special session on Monday over liquor policy row
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi reportedly called a special one-day Legislative Assembly session on Monday over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summons to the Delhi chief minister in the alleged excise policy scam case.
15 Apr 2023
COVID-19India could see 50,000 COVID-19 cases/day in mid-May: IIT-Kanpur professor
The current surge in COVID-19 cases in India is likely to reach its peak with 50,000-60,000 new cases every day in mid-May, said Dr. Manindra Agrawal, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
15 Apr 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Delhi: BJP leader Surendra Matiala shot dead in office
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Surendra Matiala was shot dead in Delhi's Dwarka on Friday evening, reported NDTV.
15 Apr 2023
Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal slams ED, CBI; claims liquor scam never happened
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that no liquor policy scam happened in the national capital while slamming the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
