The Election Commission on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic till the Lok Sabha elections conclude, saying that any material which disturbs a level playing field should not be displayed.


'No Show': EC stalls Modi biopic till LS polls


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The United Nations has announced that it has started going partially paperless by stopping printing of press releases.


UN stops printing press releases, goes paperless


Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who was diagnosed with a chest infection and admitted to the Max Hospital here on Tuesday, could be discharged in the next two days and plans to spend some more time in the national Capital, his aide said.


After chest infection, the Dalai Lama doing better


Nearly half a million children are at "direct risk" in Libya as rogue general Khalifa Haftar's forces advance on the UN-recognized government in the capital of Tripoli, according to Unicef.


Half a million children at risk in Libya: Unicef


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday hit out at the Congress and other opposition parties for calling income tax raids in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka a political vendetta.


Action against corruption not vendetta: Jaitley


China on Wednesday said it was not aware of the ill health of the Dalai Lama and that Beijing has the right to choose his successor, not the Tibetan spiritual leader.


China has say in Dalai Lama's successor: Beijing


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah from participating in the Lok Sabha elections will be heard on Friday (April 12).


HC to hear plea against Mehbooba, Omar on Friday


Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked people to defy ban on highway in Jammu and Kashmir and also warned India of a Palestine-like situation in Kashmir.


Mehbooba asks people to defy highway ban in J&K


The opposition on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Rafale fighter jets deal after the Supreme Court rejected the Centre's preliminary objections on the use of three documents and allowed review petitions to be heard on merit.


Opposition slams Modi over SC Rafale judgment


The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that secrecy of information through electoral bonds is essential to curb black money in political funding.


Electoral Bonds: Centre favours anonymity, but EC against


A day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar's Gaya constituency, police on Wednesday recovered two IED bombs and one local-made bomb, which were placed near a government school, police said.


Three bombs recovered in Bihar ahead of LS polls


Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been served a legal notice by the grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ahead of the release of his film "The Tashkent Files".


'The Tashkent Files' lands in legal trouble


Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a new corruption case where she was charged with accepting a bribe of 5 million ringgit ($1.22 million) related to a school solar project.


Najib's wife pleads not guilty in fresh graft case


Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sat on a 'dharna' (sit-in) on the national highway against the ban on civilian traffic on Sundays and Wednesdays.


Omar on 'dharna' against civilian traffic ban on highway


Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Pictures appears to have shut down a video posted on Twitter by US President Donald Trump, citing a copyright issue.


Warner Bros. shuts down Trump's campaign video


As election fever grips the nation, a new addition to the Indian political memoirs list will soon hit the stands. Home Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh's first political biography will release in May.


Rajnath's first biography to hit stands in May


Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Supreme Court's Rafale judgment shows that Prime Minister Narendra Modi mislead the apex court over the issue.


Rafale judgment proves Modi mislead SC: Kejriwal


As this Sikh holy city gets down to commemorate 100 years of the worst incident in the history of pre-independent India, the shadow of the Lok Sabha elections has definitely forced the commemoration of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to be a low-key affair.


Jallianwala centenary: Commemoration to be low-key (IANS Special)


The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused bail to former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad in the multi-crore fodderscam case.


SC denies bail to Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case


US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have discussed issues relating to regional security, human rights, and Iran.


Trump, Saudi Prince discuss Iran, human rights


Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's assertion that India was going to "annex" Kashmir has failed to evoke any reaction from the UN's leadership.

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