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9:21 PM

Rare Thrombosis Syndrome linked to vaccines: WHO and medical experts

TTS is thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, which is basically a clot in blood vessels of the brain or elsewhere, along with a low platelet count. It is known to occur in very rare instances following certain types of vaccines and also from other causes. According to the WHO, adenovirus vector vaccines in particular have been rarely associated with this condition. Although COVID vaccines have prevented numerous deaths, reports of these extremely rare but potentially serious immune-mediated events have also been published in reputed journals: Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-Chairman National IMA COVID Task Force, Kerala

8:40 PM

5 killed in a bomb attack in northern Kenya near the Somalia border

Five people have been killed in a bomb attack in northern Kenya, the interior ministry said Monday. The bomb exploded in El Wak town in Mandera County near the border with Somalia and wounded five other people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the area has had other attacks carried out by Somalia-based al-Shabab militants affiliated with al-Qaida. The bomb had been placed on a donkey cart to avoid detection, the interior ministry said.

8:15 PM

Delhi court issues fresh summons to BBC at UK address

Delhi court has issued fresh summons to BBC at UK address. Summons issued earlier were not served. The matter is listed in August for further hearing.

8:15 PM

Kolkata airport receives second bomb threat in three days

Authorities at the Kolkata airport on Monday received a bomb threat by email, three days after a similar communication, triggering a frantic search across the facility, officials said.

 

However, the mail, which threatened to blow up the airport, turned out to be a hoax, they said.

 

The threat mail was sent to all airports in the country on Monday, said Aishwariya Sagar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Airport Division of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.

 

Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) conducted a thorough search operation after receiving the email, she said.

 

The CISF conducted the search in the airport's terminal building and operational area, while police personnel carried out checks in the city side area. Sniffer dogs were also deployed during the operation, airport sources said.

7:53 PM

Khalistan slogans at event attended by Trudeau, India summons Canada envoy

New Delhi on Monday summoned Canadian Deputy High Commissioner over raising of separatist slogans on 'Khalistan' at an event attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, underlining that it impacts the relations between the two countries and encourages "climate of violence". "The Government of India's deep concern and strong protest was conveyed at such disturbing actions being allowed to continue unchecked at the event. This illustrates once again the political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism and violence," said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.

5:51 PM

Supreme Court to review validity of Article 370 abrogation on May 1

Pleas seeking review of the Supreme Court judgment where it upheld the validity of the Union government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, listed before it on May 1.

5:50 PM

Security at Goa's Dabolim Airport on alert after bomb threat

Airport Director SVT Dhanamjaya Rao said, "We received a mail. We have alerted our security agencies and airlines. We are taking necessary action on this. As of now, there is no panic. (Flight) operations are normal...We are doing general additional security checks..."

5:50 PM

FDA investigates complaints against McDonald's and Theobroma bakery in Noida

Assistant Commissioner (Food) FDA, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Archana Dheeran said, "...We got a complaint on the portal against McDonald's. The customer fell ill after consuming aloo tikki and french fries. We have taken action in this regard and taken samples of palm oil, cheese and mayonnaise...In another case, a complaint came against Theobroma bakery where someone fell ill (in Noida) after consuming stale cake from the bakery...We took a sample of the pineapple cake and sent it to the laboratory...If the product fails in the report then a case will be registered..."

5:22 PM

Manipal Hospitals acquires majority stake in Medica Synergie

India's Manipal Hospitals has agreed to acquire 87% stake in Medica Synergie and will integrate Medica Synergie into its portfolio and rebrand it, Manipal said on Monday.

4:59 PM

UGC-NET rescheduled, to be conducted on June 18

UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar announced on Monday that UGC-NET  exam will now be conducted on June 18, in order to avoid clash with UPSC prelims. 

 

4:34 PM

West Bengal teachers' recruitment case news update: Supreme Court stays probe against government officials

 The Supreme Court today stayed  the Calcutta High Court order directing CBI to investigate West Bengal government officials' role in the teacher recruitment scam.

4:27 PM

PMLA court extends Shajahan's judicial custody in money laundering case till May 13

A special PMLA court on Monday extended the judicial custody of the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader, Shajahan Sheikh, till May 13 in connection with a money laundering case over alleged siphoning of cash in the garb of pisciculture business. Sheikh was taken into custody by the ED on March 30 in connection with a mob assault on the agency's officials when they had gone to search his premises in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on January 5 in relation to another money laundering case.

4:26 PM

Kejriwal bail hearing: Supreme Court to continue hearing Delhi CM Kejriwal's plea against ED arrest tomorrow

 The Supreme Court will continue hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tomorrow. 

4:06 PM

Kejriwal bail hearing in SC: You can't arrest by saying you didn't come so we arrested, says Singhvi

Justice Khanna: They sent you notices, you avoided.

Singhvi: I went when CBI called. I replied to ED notices in detail. I said I was not going to come. But today, you can't arrest by saying you didn't come so we arrested.

4:01 PM

Kejriwal bail hearing in SC: Justice Khanna asks if Delhi CM was named in the charge sheet

Senior Advocate Singhvi said, “I'm not named, charge-sheeted,” referring to Delhi chief minister during the hearing in the Supreme Court against his arrest by ED in connection with the liquor policy case. “Sarath Reddy made no allegations in his 9 statements. These were put in unrelied documents. Fairness of a prosecutor is the uppermost consideration. Obligation of prosecutor is to bring exculpatory material to light,” Singhvi added.

3:51 PM

You are arresting someone after Model Code of Conduct: Kejriwal's advocate in Supreme Court

"You are arresting someone after Model Code of Conduct after not arresting for long. Either you have imminent material, or there is material on guilt, or some basis which we don't know,"  Senior Advocate Singhvi said today. 

Singhvi: 

3:48 PM

Why no bail plea in trial court, Supreme Court asks Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Supreme Court today asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal why has he not filed a bail application before the trial court. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

3:46 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal's arrest is illegal, says Singhvi to Supreme Court

"Firstly because arrest is illegal. width of section 19 is per se wider when the arrest is illegal," Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said today.

3:44 PM

Liquor policy case update: Hearing in Supreme Court over CM Kejriwal's bail plea resumes

During the hearing today, the Supreme Court asked why Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has not filed a bail application before trial court. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi replied that application for bail was not filed because the arrest was illegal.

 

3:40 PM

UltraTech Cement Q4 net profit rises 35% to Rs 2,258 crore

UltraTech Cement topped fourth-quarter profit estimates on Monday, on higher sales volume. Consolidated net profit rose over 35 per cent to Rs 2,258 crore ($270.5 million), surpassing analysts' average estimate of Rs2,080 crore.

3:28 PM

Supreme Court extends stay on proceedings in hate speech case against K Annamalai

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay on the trial of a criminal case lodged against Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai for allegedly delivering a hate speech against Christians in an interview to a YouTube channel in October 2022.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta asked the complainant to file his response within six weeks.

3:19 PM

News updates: Telangana CM summoned by Delhi police on May 1 in Amit Shah fake video case

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy has been summoned by Delhi Police on May 1. Delhi Police officials had registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs over a doctored video circulating on social media showing Union Home Minister Amit Shah advocating for the abolition of reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

3:13 PM

Salman Khan firing case updates: Court remands three accused to police custody till May 8

A special court today remanded to police custody till May 8 three accused arrested in connection with the firing at Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in Bandra. Special MCOCA judge A M Patil remanded the accused, Vicky Gupta (24), Sagar Pal (21) and Anuj Thapan (32), to police custody and sent Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) to judicial custody on medical grounds.

3:11 PM

National Museum artefacts to be relocated directly to new museum

Changing its earlier plan, the Ministry of Culture has decided to not move its collection of artefacts at National Museum to a temporary storage location, but shift them "directly" to the new museum that will come on the Raisina Hill complex, news agency PTI reported citing sources.

2:03 PM

Supreme Court refuses petition seeking postponement of CA exams scheduled in May

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking postponement of certain papers of the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams scheduled for May on account of the Lok Sabha polls. It noted that the general elections to the Lok Sabha are to be held on May 7 and 13 and no exam has been scheduled for May 6 and May 12.

Altering the examination date would disrupt the extensive arrangements already in place for the conduct of the examination, it said.

2:00 PM

Chinese President Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at boosting EU ties as tensions mount with the world's second largest economy. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that bilateral relations with France have maintained sound growth momentum, and both countries have had strategic communications and practical cooperation.

1:37 PM

Fairplay app case: Tamannaah Bhatia seeks time to reply to ED summons

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has requested time from the Maharashtra Cyber department to appear before it in the illegal streaming case due to her absence from Mumbai. The case relatess to the alleged unauthorized broadcasting of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Fairplay app, a subsidiary of Mahadev's online gaming and betting platform.

1:20 PM

Supreme Court adjourns former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji bail plea till May 6

The top court today adjourned till May 6 the hearing on the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last year in connection with a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter after a lawyer appearing for the agency sought an adjournment saying Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not available. The top court on April 1 sought a response from the ED on Balaji's bail plea while issuing notice to the agency.

1:04 PM

Jammu and Kashmir news update: Search op to track down, neutralise terrorists underway in Udhampur

A search operation to locate and neutralise two groups of terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district entered the second day on Monday. A village Defence Guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists in remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early Sunday, following which the hunt was launched by the police, army and CRPF. The operation is on and there was no fresh contact with the terrorists

1:03 PM

Mumbai local train derails at CSMT; services affected on Harbour Line

A coach of a local train on the Harbour Line derailed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)  today morning, and no passengers were injured, a spokesperson of the Central Railway said. A trolley from one of the coaches of a CSMT-bound local train from Panvel derailed as it pulled into platform number 2 around 11.35 am, the official said.