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10:50 PM

A restaurant in Lucknow inaugurated by a cow

A restaurant in Lucknow, 'Organic Oasis' that offers food made out of organic farming produce, was inaugurated by a cow.

10:50 PM

Fire breaks out in Orion Business Park & adjacent Cine Wonder Mall in Thane, Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in the buildings of Orion Business Park & adjacent Cine Wonder Mall in Kapurbawadi, Ghodbunder Road in Thane. Several fire tenders at the spot. Police, disaster management and fire brigade officers at the spot.

 

10:49 PM

Karnataka polls: BJP youth wing leader Arvind Chauhan resigns from party after denial of ticket

Arvind Chauhan, who was BJP Kalaburagi District Yuva Morcha General Secretary and former Zilla Panchayat member, has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party after he was denied a BJP ticket from Chittapur assembly constituency.BJP has fielded Manikanta Rathod from the Chittapur constituency while Priyank M. Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is the sitting MLA from the Chittapur constituency.BJP on Monday announced its third list of 10 candidates, earlier 1st and 2nd list of candidates was announced. Following the announcement, many party leaders resigned after their names remained missing from the list, including former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi.

 

6:59 PM

Maharashtra reports 949 fresh #COVID19 cases, 912 recoveries and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours

4:49 PM

Bilkis Bano case hearing in SC

Supreme Court questions governments for not showing to it the files of the remission. Supreme Court observed that the crime was “horrendous”. Centre, Gujarat government tells SC that they may file a review of March 27 order whereby Court sought original files on remission to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case. Next nearing on May 2 regarding pleas filed against remission granted to 11 convicts.

 

4:49 PM

Karnataka elections 2023

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, "...The politics of Congress in Karnataka is a politics of either lying or making a promise and vanishing from the scene or just completely coming and stirring the pot...Rahul Gandhi is what Rahul Gandhi is. I think he will come in, make a few speeches and go out. On 13th May, the mandate will be decisively for BJP."

 

3:37 PM

Delhi excise policy case: Manish Sisodia brought to court to attend proceedings

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was brought to the Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday to attend proceedings in connection with alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped liquor policy. The court is scheduled to hear rebuttal arguments of Sisodia's lawyer in his bail plea. On Monday, Special Judge MK Nagpal extended Sisodia's judicial custody in the CBI case till April 27 and in the ED case till April 29. The AAP leader was produced physically before the court from Tihar, after the end of his judicial custody.

3:05 PM

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Shimla on 4-day visit

President Droupadi Murmu arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit during which the 'Rashtrapati Niwas' in Mashobra, one of the presidential retreats, will be opened for the public. During her stay here, Murmu will interact with trainees at the National Academy of Audit and Accounts and also grace the 26th Convocation of Himachal Pradesh University as chief guest on April 19.

2:26 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, on the second day of the latter's visit, on Tuesday. Manturov, who is also the country's minister for Industry and Trade, arrived in the national capital on Monday. This is the second meeting of EAM Jaishankar with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, during the course of his India visit.

1:38 PM

Srinagar-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi airport due to false warning in cockpit

A Delhi-Srinagar SpiceJet flight returned to the IGI airport here on Tuesday due to a false warning in the cockpit, the airline said on Tuesday.

"On April 18, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-8373 (Delhi-Srinagar) returned back to Delhi as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated in the cockpit," the airline said in a statement.

1:07 PM

SC adjourns pleas against scrapping of 4% OBC quota for Muslims by Karnataka govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing for April 25 of the petitions challenging the scrapping of the four per cent (Other backward Classes) OBC quota for Muslims in Karnataka. The Karnataka government sought an adjournment and assured a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna that no fresh appointments or admissions would be made based on Karnataka's order scrapping the reservation for Muslims till the next date of hearing.

12:39 PM

Anti-CAA stir: SC grants bail to independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in NIA case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in connection with a case related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links.

A bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, however, affirmed a Gauhati High Court order which had set aside Gogoi's discharge in the case.

12:36 PM

Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea seeking direction on Uniform Judicial Code

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Law Commission to prepare a report on the Uniform Judicial Code (UJC), in order to make legal terms, abbreviations, case registration processes, and other aspects of the legal system similar across the country.

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Yashwant Varma asked Upadhyay to seek clarification in respect of an order passed by the Supreme Court which had dismissed a similar plea moved by him as withdrawn.

"Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for liberty to withdraw the petition. Dismissed as withdrawn," the Supreme Court had said in its order.

12:10 PM

CBI serves fresh notice to TMC gen secy Abhishek Banerjee

11:58 AM

Administration extends internet suspension period by another 24 hours in Sambalpur

The Sambalpur district administration on Tuesday further extended the suspension of internet services for another 24 hours while the curfew relaxation hours have been increased, an official said.

The internet services would remain suspended till 10 am of Wednesday.

11:43 AM

About 100 flights cancelled on S Korean island due to strong winds

Nearly 100 flights were grounded on South Korea's Jeju Island on Tuesday due to dangerous wind conditions.

The weather authorities issued alerts for high winds and wind shear, which refers to sudden changes in wind direction and speed, for the island, reports Yonhap news agency

11:39 AM

TMC's Mukul Roy says he is in New Delhi after family's 'untraceable' claim

Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy said he has reached New Delhi for some personal work, hours after his family claimed that he was "untraceable" since late Monday evening.

Roy told reporters that he reached the national capital but had no specific agenda.

"I have been an MP for several years. Can I not come to Delhi? Earlier, I used to come to Delhi regularly," Roy said

11:26 AM

SC adjourns hearing for April 25 of petitions challenging scrapping of 4% OBC quota for Muslims in Karnataka

Supreme Court adjourns the hearing for April 25 of the petitions challenging the scrapping of 4% OBC quota for Muslims in Karnataka. Karnataka govt seeks adjournment and assures SC that no fresh appointments or admissions would be made based on Karnataka’s order scrapping 4% OBC reservation for Muslims till the next date of hearing.

11:13 AM

SC hearing on petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage begins

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud begins hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage

11:10 AM

Tim Cook opens gates to India's first Apple store at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex

11:05 AM

World Heritage Day: Residents, experts lament shrinking architectural legacy of Patna

For 26-year-old conservation architect Diptanshu Sinha, the razing of the Dutch and British-era Patna Collectorate also led to demolition of whatever hopes he had for the revival and redemption of the historic city's "dying heritage".

Heartbroken, he quit his job at an NGO dealing with heritage structures and moved to Gurugram.

"Every person has a breaking point. I couldn't take the razing of the collectorate building which preceded a wave of demolition since 2010. The last structure in the collectorate campus to go down was the frontage of its famed Dutch-era Record Room which had magnificent columns, and carried within its wide walls, centuries of history of urban evolution of Patna," Sinha said.

10:24 AM

Apple's first India store set to open in Mumbai

Apple's first India store set to open in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) today. People stand in queues outside the store before its opening

10:17 AM

AAP to repeat Shelly Oberoi, Aaley Iqbal as mayor, deputy mayor candidates in MCD: Sanjay Singh

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said the elections for the Delhi Mayor and Deputy Mayor would be held on April 26 party will repeat Mayor Shelly Oberoi and her deputy Aaley Mohammad Iqbal as its candidates.

"Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections are scheduled to be held on April 26. CM and the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal have decided that Dr Shelly Oberoi will again be our candidate in the election. For the Deputy Mayor post, Aaley Muhammad Iqbal is being retained as our candidate," Singh said.

10:16 AM

NIA takes over probe into attack on Indian High Commission in London by Khalistani supporters

The NIA has taken over the case of attack by pro-Khalistan protesters on the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, confirmed the agency to IANS on Tuesday.

The case was earlier registered with the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.

10:07 AM

Virat Kohli fined 10% of match fee for IPL code of conduct violation

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the team's eight-run loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

A statement said that Kohli had breached the rules under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct

9:57 AM

India logs 7,633 new Covid-19 infections, active cases at 61,233

India records 7,633 new Covid-19 cases and 6,702 recoveries in 24 hours; active caseload stands at 61,233

9:48 AM

Missing complaint filed for TMC MLA Mukul Roy

A missing complaint regarding TMC MLA Mukul Roy was lodged at Kolkata's NSCBI Airport Police Station by his son last night

9:39 AM

India identified digital health as top priority, gained expertise: UNICEF India's chief of health

India has identified digital health as one of its top priorities and has gained excellent expertise in developing and implementing digital health programmes, said UNICEF India's chief of health Luigi d'Aquino on Tuesday.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the world realise the potential of digital services in improving the availability, accessibility and efficiency of many health programmes, through various applications and initiatives, d'Aquino, who is attending the second G20 Health Working Group meeting, told PTI

9:16 AM

Four dead, 20 injured in Karnal's rice mill collapse

Four people dead and 20 were injured in the incident. We have started the rescue operation. NDRF and SDRF teams will also reach here. No one is missing now, we have cross-checked the list of workers, said Karnal SP Shashank Kumar

9:14 AM

Fire breaks out at refined oil storage godown in Bihar's Patna