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10:08 PM

Protesting wrestlers hit back at PT Usha

10:05 PM

German Envoy to India on cartoon published by German magazine Der Spiegel, about India's population

In my personal opinion, the cartoon was neither funny nor appropriate. I would like to invite this cartoonist to come on a metro ride with me in Delhi. I think many metros in Germany are not as good as Delhi Metro and same for the train system. He should inquire a little more about India and know how state-of-the-art their railway system is: Philipp Ackermann, German Envoy to India on cartoon published by German magazine Der Spiegel, about India's population overtaking China

 

10:02 PM

SpiceJet appoints Arun Kashyap as chief operating officer

10:01 PM

Seventh batch of stranded Indians reached Jeddah from Port Sudan

10:00 PM

Seventh batch of stranded Indians reached Jeddah from Port Sudan

9:58 PM

Delhi witnesses further dip in Covid cases, reports 865 fresh cases and 3 deaths in last 24 hours

8:07 PM

Delhi excise case: Court extends Sisodia's judicial custody till May 12, tells CBI to supply chargesheet copy

8:05 PM

"Sports Minister sat with athletes only for a few minutes..."

8:04 PM

Wrestlers Protest: Sakshi Malik hit back at PT Usha

"Being a woman athlete, she (PT Usha) isn't listening to other women athletes. Where's indiscipline here, we are sitting here peacefully...She herself cried in front of the media regarding her academy", protesting wrestlers hit back at PT Usha.

 

7:09 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart

4:03 PM

MoS MEA V Muraleedharan meets Indian evacuees from Sudan in Jeddah

3:26 PM

Reliance Jio begins 5G services at Char Dham temples

Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the beginning of its True 5G services at the Char Dham temples in Uttarakhand as the doors of Badrinath were opened for devotees. It will enable all Jio True 5G users from across the country visiting Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri dhams to latch on to Jio's True 5G network and experience its limitless possibilities, Reliance Jio press release said

2:46 PM

Over 11.84 cr rural households got tap water connection since 2019: Govt

More than 11.84 crore rural households have been provided tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission over the last four years, the Government of India said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2019 launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with the aim of providing safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households in the country.

2:22 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate 91 FM radio transmitters in 84 districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate 91 FM transmitters spread across 18 states and two union territories, in a move that will boost FM radio connectivity in the border regions and aspirational districts.

An official statement said aspirational districts and border areas are at the centre of the endeavour.

Radio services will reach an additional two crore people who did not have access to the medium so far, with coverage further increasing in about 35,000 sq km area.

2:22 PM

Expelled BJP leader Siddharth Malaiya re-inducted into party

BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit on Thursday re-inducted expelled party leader Siddharth Malaiya into party fold in view of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Anticipating "potential rebellion" and to avoid upheavals like in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka recently, where many party bigwigs switched to other parties, the ruling BJP is leaving no stone unturned to bring back the "rebels" into the party fold.

Siddharth Malaiya, who is the son ex-minister Jayant Malaiya, was expelled from the BJP for his alleged anti-party activities in 2022.

2:20 PM

Amit Shah to visit Tripura in May to review Bru resettlement programme

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Tripura in May to review the rehabilitation of Brus in the state, a senior official said on Thursday.

A total of 37,136 Brus, who fled Mizoram due to ethnic tensions in 1997, were rehabilitated in Tripura after a historic agreement was signed.

1:46 PM

PM Modi to visit Karnataka on 29 April

PM Modi will visit Karnataka on 29th April. During his visit, the PM will hold a 4.5 km roadshow in Bengaluru: BJP leader & Union minister Shobha Karandlaje

1:31 PM

BJP holds protest over expenditure on renovation of Kejriwal's official residence

The Delhi BJP on Thursday staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house here, accusing him of spending crores on renovation of his official residence.

The BJP has accused Kejriwal of spending nearly Rs 45 crore on renovation of his official residence at 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines area, during 2020-2022, while the Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that the BJP was trying to divert attention from real issues

12:56 PM

NCERT textbook deletions: Kerala Education Minister writes to Centre seeking review

Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a review of the NCERT's recent controversial omission of certain portions from class 11 and 12 textbooks.

In the letters sent to PM and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday, the state minister stated that it should be ensured that children are provided a comprehensive and balanced education through text books, which is necessary to mould them as responsible citizens and future leaders.

12:48 PM

Wrestling mess: 'Babita forced us to sit on dharna and then backstabbed', alleges grappler

"Forget others, we got ditched by our own sister Babita Phogat," alleged one wrestler, who is protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Jantar Mantar here.

"She first forced us to sit on dharna, asked us that no political leader should come on dais. We listened to her every command and asked all the political leaders to not come meet us, but then she (Babita) politicised everything for her personal benefits and backstabbed us and left us here alone" the wrestler told IANS on condition of anonymity.

"That was the most disheartening part of our fight for justice. But we know that the entire nation is with us, our truth is with us."

 

12:42 PM

HC sets aside DU order debarring NSUI leader over screening of BBC documentary

The Delhi Court on Thursday set aside a Delhi University order debarring an NSUI leader for a year for his alleged involvement in the screening on the campus a controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said action against Lokesh Chugh, a PhD scholar and NSUI national secretary, was taken in violation of the principle of natural justice, and "reasons are necessary to be assigned by the administrative authority" in the order.

11:42 AM

Nadda to pay last respects to former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal in his ancestral village today

Following the demise of Shiromani Akali Dal patron, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president JP Nadda will pay last respects to Parkash Singh Badal in his ancestral village Lambi on Thursday.

"BJP President JP Nadda will reach Lambi, Sri Muktsar Sahib district of Punjab to pay last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal around 12 noon today," ANI reported citing sources.

The senior Punjab politician passed away at the age of 95 on Tuesday. He breathed his last at Fortis Hospital in Mohali.

11:39 AM

Calcutta HC tranfers Ram Navami violence cases to NIA

Calcutta High Court transfers the probe in the violence that broke out during Ram Navami in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal to the NIA

11:38 AM

In last 9 yrs, India has become important centre for investors globally: PM Modi

11:37 AM

PM Modi thanks BJP workers for their support and love to Mann ki Baat

11:36 AM

Priyanka Gandhi slams PM Modi over 'suicide note' joke

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a joke made by him involving a suicide note, saying the PM and those laughing heartily at his joke ought to educate themselves better rather than "ridicule" mental health issues in an "insensitive" manner.

Prime Minister Modi, while speaking at a media channel conclave on Wednesday, narrated a joke about how a professor reading a suicide note by his daughter remarked how she had got a spelling wrong despite his efforts for so many years.

The joke was made by the prime minister while remarking that the editor-in-chief of the channel had started speaking well in Hindi.

11:22 AM

Slain IAS officer's wife appeals to President Murmu, PM Modi to intervene Anand Mohan Singh's release

Objecting to the release of Anand Mohan Singh from Bihar's Saharsa jail, the widow of slain District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was murdered by the gangster-turned-politician, on Thursday appealed to President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ask Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to send him to jail.

This comes after Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walked free from Bihar's Saharsa jail early Thursday morning, a move which was mandated following the amendment of the prison rules by the Bihar government allowing the release of 27 convicts including him.

Speaking to ANI, Uma Devi, wife of late Gopalganj DM G Krishnaiah, said, "I appeal to the President and the PM to intervene in this matter and ask CM Nitish Kumar to send him (Anand Mohan) back to jail."

11:20 AM

BSF shoots down drone along India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar

Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone sneaking into the Indian territory, carrying packets of Heroin and Opium, near Dhanoe Kalan village of Punjab's Amritsar, officials said on Thursday.

The BSF troops recovered a black coloured Drone (Quadcopter, DJI Matrice 300 RTK) in partially broken condition during the initial search of the area, informed BSF Punjab Frontier.

Among other materials recovered included a big packet wrapped with yellow adhesive tape containing two packets of suspected heroin and two small packets of Opium, one iron ring attached to the consignment, added the BSF.

11:05 AM

PM hails Cabinet decisions approving medical devices policy, setting up 157 govt nursing colleges

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the Union Cabinet's approval to the National Medical Devices Policy 2023, saying it will boost the health sector and further efforts to make India a leader in making as well as exporting medical devices.

He also said the cabinet decision approving establishment of 157 new nursing colleges is great news for India's aspiring nursing professionals.

"The co-location with existing medical colleges also signifies optimum use of resources," he said.

10:45 AM

Anurag Thakur chairs 'Chintan Shivir' of Ministers of Youth Affairs & Sports of States and UTs in Manipur

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Anurag Singh Thakur chaired the 'Chintan Shivir' of Ministers of Youth Affairs & Sports of States and UTs in Imphal, Manipur.

During the two-day Shivir, ministers and representatives from various States and Union Territories had a detailed discussion on ways to strengthen the overall sports ecosystem in the country. Representatives of the participating states had intense deliberations on various aspects, including, Issues and Challenges in Sports Governance, Improving engagement among stakeholders in the Sports Sector, Overview of Khelo India and other Schemes of the Government of India and Restructuring the Youth Festivals, among others