Highlights of the day: Paytm President and COO Bhavesh Gupta tenders resignation

From Uddhav Thackrey's attacks on BJP, to Air India's decision to resume its flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv, catch all the latest news here

9:53 PM

Karnataka sex tape case: JD(S) leader HD Revanna brought to hospital for medical test

JD(S) leader HD Revanna brought to a hospital for medical test. Earlier this evening, he was taken into custody by SIT officials in connection with a kidnapping case registered against him at KR Nagar police station, in Bengaluru.

9:52 PM

IAF issues statement on Poonch attack

Indian Air Force said, "An Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by militants in the Poonch district of J&K, near Shahsitar. Cordon and search operations are underway presently in the area by local military units. The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress."

9:52 PM

Poonch attack: Army and police troops conducting operation against terrorists

"Five Indian Air Force personnel are injured in the attack and getting treatment. In the area of the incident, Indian Air Force Garud Special Forces have been positioned. The Army and Jammu and Kashmir police troops are engaged in the operations against terrorists involved in the incident," security forces officials told ANI.

8:33 PM

Paytm President and COO Bhavesh Gupta tenders resignation

Paytm president and COO Bhavesh Gupta, on May 4, tendered his resignation from the company citing personal reasons, the company said in a disclosure to stock exchanges.

 

The announcement comes barely a few days before the company is set to announce its Q4 results, which is expected to be bad because of the regulator's restrictions on its associate firm, Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL).

7:21 PM

Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 40.3 degrees Celsius

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Saturday settled at 40.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

 

The relative humidity oscillated between 58 and 18 per cent during the day, it said.

 

The weather office has forecast clear sky for Sunday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to reach 41 and 22 degrees Celsius, respectively.

 

Delhi's Pitampura recorded a high of 42.4 degrees Celsius y.

6:42 PM

BJP became world's richest party by taking donations, but froze Congress accounts: Priyanka Gandhi

BJP became world's richest party by taking donations, but froze Congress accounts, said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Karnataka.

6:42 PM

Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case: Bengaluru court rejects Revanna's bail plea

Justice Santosh Gajanana Bhat bench of People's Representative Court in Bengaluru rejects the anticipatory bail application of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna.

6:41 PM

Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as UNICEF India's National Ambassador

Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as UNICEF India's National Ambassador. “My journey with UNICEF started over a decade ago. In this journey, I have interacted with teachers, parents and children. I think through UNICEF I have grown as a person because I have seen children and understood what their needs are. It’s been a very fulfilling journey for me. Now taking on the new role, I feel a lot of responsibility and pressure but I am also very passionate about my association with UNICEF.”

5:57 PM

Birla Corporation's Q4 PAT grows 127.6% to Rs 193.34 crore, revenue up 7.9%

4:55 PM

Indian Army's helicopter make emergency landing in village field in Sangli, Maharashtra

An ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army had to make a precautionary landing in a field near a village in Sangli district of Maharashtra today. The chopper experienced excessive vibrations in the air. The chopper has now flown back to Nasik military station: Indian Army officials

4:51 PM

Andhra Pradesh Police seizes gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 17cr in Kakinada

The Andhra Pradesh Police flying squad seized gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 17 crore in Kakinada and handed them over to the Kakinada Treasury for scrutiny in the presence of GST officials, Tehsildar and police officers.

4:51 PM

Defamation case against Rahul over alleged RSS remark: Hearing posted for June 29

A court in Thane in Maharashtra posted the hearing in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to June 29. When the matter came up for hearing during the day in the magistrate's court in Bhiwandi, an adjournment was sought on the ground that a writ petition filed by the applicant was pending in the High Court and no order had been delivered on it as yet, Gandhi's counsel advocate Narayan Iyer told PTI. After hearing both parties, the magistrate posted the matter for hearing on June 29, Iyer said. The defamation case was filed by local RSS member Rajesh Kunte claiming Gandhi in a speech had linked the organisation to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

4:33 PM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath likens Congress manifesto proposals to Aurangzeb's 'jizya'

In a public rally in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized Congress leaders for proposing an 'inheritance tax', likening it to the oppressive 'Jizya' tax imposed during Aurangzeb's reign.

4:15 PM

Delhi's Connaught Place area cordoned off due to suspicious unattended bag

An unattended bag found at N Block of Connaught Place N Block. Area of Delhi has been cordoned off. Police team present at the spot. Details awaited.

4:14 PM

Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Arvinder Singh Lovely had stepped down from his position as the chief of the party's Delhi unit last Saturday. In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely expressed his inability to continue serving as the president of the Delhi party unit. Lovely had taken up the role in August of the previous year.

4:04 PM

DMart Q4 PAT grows 22% to Rs 563 crore, revenue up 20%

Avenue Supermarts, which runs the popular DMart chain of retail stores, on Saturday, announced that its consolidated profit for the quarter ended March 2024 has jumped 22.4 per cent to Rs 563 crore as against Rs 460 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. The company's revenue jumped 20 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs Rs 12,727 crore. The retailer's Ebitda rose 22.3 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 943 crore while its operating profit margin also a growth of 13 bps at 7.41 per cent.

4:03 PM

Salman Khan shooting case

A petition has been filed in the Bombay HC by lawyers of Anuj Thapan's family seeking a CBI probe into his death. The family will take his body from JJ Hospital to his native village Sukhchain, Fazlika in Punjab.Anuj Thapan is accused in the Salman Khan shooting case and died in custody allegedly after committing suicide.

4:00 PM

Congress plans to impose tax on ancestral properties: PM Modi at Darbhanga rally in Bihar

3:36 PM

RJD used to take land of poor people before giving them jobs: PM Modi at Bihar rally

2:47 PM

All those who indulged in corruption will face action in next five years, says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the NDA government has unmasked corrupt forces, and all those who indulged in corruption would face action under law in the next five years.

2:34 PM

Girls, women unsafe under Congress govt in Karnataka, alleges BJP

The BJP slammed the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government over the law and order situation in Karnataka and alleged that young girls and women had no protection.

 

2:22 PM

After making global headlines, yoga officially makes debut in Pakistan

After gaining popularity around the globe, the ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga has officially arrived in neighbouring Pakistan, PTI reported.

 

2:15 PM

Police adds criminal conspiracy charges to FIR in HM Shah deepfake case

Criminal conspiracy charges have been added to the FIR registered in connection with the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech, the Delhi Police said on Saturday.

1:52 PM

Rahul Gandhi writes to K'taka CM for support to Prajwal Revanna's victims

Wayand MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging him to extend all possible help to the victims of JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna's exploits.

 

1:00 PM

HC gives 3 mths to trial court to conclude Haryana judicial paper-leak case

The Delhi High Court has allowed three more months to a trial court to conclude the proceedings in a case relating to the alleged leak of the 2017 Haryana Civil Services (Judicial) preliminary examination paper.

 

12:52 PM

India attempts to influence Canadian politics due to Khalistani concerns

Indian officials, including Canada-based proxies, engage in several activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians to "align" Ottawa's position with New Delhi's interests on key issues, particularly concerns over Khalistani separatists in Canada, an official probe has found, PTI reported.

 

12:51 PM

Govt lifts onion export ban; imposes minimum export price of $550 per tonne

The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country.

 

12:22 PM

INDIA bloc PM will be first among equals, all parties will join: Tharoor

Opposition parties will join hands after the Lok Sabha polls, says Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, asserting that the people will get a prime minister who is first among equals and listens to others with an INDIA bloc coalition government.

 

12:11 PM

LS polls: Denied party funding, Cong's Puri candidate returns ticket

Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty has turned down the offer to contest LS elections and returned the party ticket alleging lack of funding from the party.

 

12:00 PM

LS polls: Oppn must unite to stop BJP post-polls, says Assam TMC chief

Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) president Ripun Bora said that lack of joint opposition candidates in the state "will neither affect Lok Sabha poll results nor help BJP in any manner". A united opposition is must to defeat the BJP, he said.