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Air India pilot union ICPA sends legal notice to Air India HR head for allegedly coercing its member pilots to sign revised service agreements.

Former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik summoned for questioning by CBI in Reliance Insurance case on April 28.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting today to review the security situation in Sudan via video-conferencing, asking officials to prepare contingency evacuation plans for Indians stranded in the country. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Ambassador of India to Sudan Ravindra Prasad Jaiswal and several other senior officials were present at the meeting. PM Modi assessed the most recent developments in Sudan and received a first-hand report of the conditions on the ground, with specific focus on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout the country, a government statement said.

UK Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday, following an independent investigation into formal complaints of bullying.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is number one in digital payments and the country's rural economy is transforming. PM Modi was addressing award ceremony at Plenary Hall, at Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan. He said that this year's 'Civil Service Day' is very important as it is a time when the country has completed 75 years of its independence.

India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on a four-nation Central and Latin America visit beginning today.

Jaishankar will make official visits to Guyana (April 21-23), Panama (April 24-25), Colombia (April 25-27) and the Dominican Republic (April 27-29), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

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Rahul Gandhi to vacate official bungalow on Saturday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as MP after conviction in a defamation case, moved out all his belongings from his official residence on Friday, with sources saying he will hand over the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow to the Lok Sabha secretariat on April 22. The former Congress president was asked to vacate the premises by April 22 following his disqualification after the conviction and two-year sentence in the case pertaining to the "Modi surname" remark.

 

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Fire breaks out in a transformer and spreads to an adjacent plastic godown located on Topsia Road in Kolkata

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Maharashtra reports 993 new cases along with five deaths today. Active cases stand at 5,970.

8:19 PM

NCP issues its first list of nine candidates for Karnataka Assembly elections, also names star campaigners

1:12 PM

Paramilitary group RSF announces 72-hour ceasefire in Sudan

As violence in Sudan enters day seven, the country's paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced a 72-hour ceasefire starting from Friday. "The armistice coincides with the blessed Eid al-Fitr, and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and give them the opportunity to greet their families," Al Jazeera reported.

12:33 PM

6-7 terrorists operating in two groups in Rajouri-Poonch sector

11:24 AM

Women injured in Saket court firing, rushed to hospital

According to sources, three to four rounds were fired and the woman had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. "The woman was taken to AIIMS hospital and currently, her condition is reported to be critical," said a police official, according to IANS report.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaches Guyana on a 3 day visit

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Guyana on Friday for a three-day visit to the country. On reaching the Guyanese capital of Georgetown, the EAM was received by the Foreign Minister of Guyana, Hugh Todd.

 

 

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Snowfall, rain triggers landslide on Badrinath national highway, road blocked at Hanuman Chatti

A landslide triggered by snowfall and rain has blocked the Badrinath national highway at Hanuman Chatti, the district administration said on Friday.

 

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is clearing the rubble that accumulated on the highway at Hanuman Chatti, about 10 km from the Himalayan temple, due to the landslide on Thursday evening, The PTI reported. 

9:08 AM

FIR against Sanjay Raut's business partner Sujit Parker in Pune

Pune Police registers FIR under IPC section 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471, 511, 34 against Sujit Patkar, Sanjay Raut's business partner, Lifeline Hospital Management Services along with several others for fraudulently obtaining contract of Shivaji Nagar Pune Jumbo Covid Center as alleged by complainant BJP's Kirit Somaiya, confirms Pune Police, the ANI reported. 

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Indian Army releases names of soldiers martyred in Poonch attack