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10:55 PM

Heavy passenger congestion at New Delhi Railway Station led to chaos situation

Heavy passenger congestion at the New Delhi Railway Station led to a "near-stampede" situation at platform numbers 12 and 13 due to delays in the departure of multiple trains on Sunday, an official said.

According to the police, no injury was reported. However, there was an extra rush at the railway station due to delay of a few trains.

Passengers were seen scaling the barricades and jumping queue.

Now, a few trains have left and the situation is under control, they said.

The situation escalated into a near-stampede scenario as multiple trains got delayed. The Delhi Police has implemented crowd management measures to prevent any untoward incident, they said.

10:22 PM

Discussions held to fast-track peace restoration in Manipur: Union Law Minister in Imphal

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Sunday that during the recent National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) programme attended by five Supreme Court judges in Manipur's Imphal, discussions were held on ways to fast-track peace restoration in the violence-hit state.

 

The Minister, who was in Manipur's Imphal, also highlighted the efforts of the BJP-led Central government to restore normalcy in Manipur, adding that the issue was also taken up for discussion in Parliament.

 

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme on the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Manipur High Court, Meghwal said, "Five Supreme Court judges attended the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) programme in Manipur. I was there, too. We spoke at the event about how we are going to fast-track peace restoration (in Manipur). We discussed Manipur in the Parliament too... The Home Minister said that the proposal for Manipur after the President's Rule will be discussed in detail in the Parliament."

8:10 PM

Encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said.

The encounter started when security forces launched a search operation in Sanyal village near the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector following information about the presence of suspected terrorists in the area, the officials said.

They said reinforcements have been rushed to the spot and further details are awaited.

6:53 PM

Situation completely peaceful in Nagpur, curfew lifted: CM Devendra Fadnavis

Curfew has been lifted in Nagpur as the situation in the city is completely peaceful, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.

 

The CM was speaking to the media in the Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune where he attended an event organised by the non-profit Paani Foundation.

 

The situation in Nagpur is completely peaceful. There is no tension anywhere. People of all religions are living together peacefully. Hence, the curfew has been lifted, said Fadnavis, who is a legislator from the city.

6:43 PM

Kejriwal accuses BJP of removing Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar photos after coming in power

BJP removed photos of Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar from government offices within 48 hours of coming to power in Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

AAP came to politics to work on ideals of Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar, not for power: Arvind Kejriwal at party event

We need to continue our struggle, history will tell that only AAP fought against cruel rulers: Party chief Arvind Kejriwal

5:47 PM

Punjab: Narco-terror module busted; father-son among 4 arrested with 4 kg heroin

The Punjab Police Sunday said it has busted a narco-terror module with the arrest of four people including a father-son duo and recovered 4 kg of heroin from them.

 

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused were in direct contact with Pakistan-based drug smugglers.

 

An FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, he said.

 

"In an intelligence-led operation, Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, busts a narco-terror module and apprehends four persons and recovers 4 kg of heroin from their possession," the DGP posted on X.

 

Those arrested have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh and his son Navjot Singh, both residents of Tarn Taran road in Amritsar; Aniket, a resident of Chheharta in Amritsar; and Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, a resident of village Sheron in Tarn Taran.

5:32 PM

Akhilesh defends SP MP's remarks on Rana Sanga; BJP alleges 'anti-Hindu mindset'

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday defended his party's Rajya Sabha MP Ramjilal Suman over his controversial remarks in Parliament on Mewar ruler Rana Sanga, saying that if BJP leaders can revisit history to discuss Aurangzeb then he has also just mentioned a page from history.

 

Suman sparked a controversy in the Rajya Sabha on March 21 by calling Rana Sanga a "traitor" and saying that Hindus are his descendants.

 

The BJP slammed Yadav for supporting Suman's remarks, saying it was an insult to the entire Hindu community. The ruling party accused Yadav of indulging in appeasement and said his remarks reflect the "anti-Hindu" mindset of the Samajwadi Party (SP).

 

During his speech in Parliament, Suman had said, Indian Muslims do not consider Babur as their idol. They follow Prophet Muhammad and the Sufi tradition. But I want to ask, who brought Babur here? It was Rana Sanga who invited Babur to defeat Ibrahim Lodi.

 

"So, if Muslims are called the descendants of Babur, then Hindus must be the descendants of traitor Rana Sanga. We criticise Babur, but why don't we criticise Rana Sanga?

 

Rana Sanga from the Sisodia clan of Suryavanshi Rajputs was the ruler of Mewar from 1508 to 1528.

 

Everyone is flipping through the pages of history. Ask BJP leaders which pages they are turning. What are they debating? They want to talk about Aurangzeb, Yadav told reporters while replying to queries on the uproar over Suman's remarks.

 

4:55 PM

'Religion-based reservation violates Constitution': RSS General Secy Dattatreya Hosabale

Amid the ongoing debate over the Karnataka government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday asserted that the Constitution does not allow religion-based quota.

 

He also said such reservations go against the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar. Addressing reporters here on the concluding day of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the highest decision making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Hosabale said, "Religion-based reservation is not accepted in the Constitution authored by Babasaheb Ambedkar. Anybody doing it is going against the wishes of the architect of our Constitution."

 

He also pointed out that previous attempts by erstwhile Undivided Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to introduce religion-based reservations for Muslims were set aside by the High Courts and Supreme Court.

 

Hosabale emphasised that the courts have rejected provisions for such quota. Responding to a query about the controversy over 17th century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave in Maharashtra, Hosabale remarked that Aurangzeb was made an icon and not his brother Dara Shikoh, who believed in social harmony. People who went against the ethos of India were made icons, he said.

4:47 PM

Premium liquor manufacturers seek level-playing field in Delhi, sees hope in new govt

Domestic manufacturers of premium liquor, competing against imported brands in Delhi, hope that the new government will provide a level-playing field, opening gates to the availability of the choicest of local spirits in the capital.

 

With a new government in place in Delhi, liquor connoisseurs are hoping that they will once again be able to taste finest Indian alcoholic beverages like domestically-produced single-malt whiskies, wines and gins among others, liquor industry experts said.

 

Under the current excise policy, the high brand-licence fee has forced Indian alcoholic beverage makers to stay out of the Delhi market, they claimed.

 

"The Delhi excise policy favours imported alcoholic beverage brands. Today, it is prohibitively expensive and impractical to introduce domestic brands in Delhi, especially the premium Indian ones, which have low sales volumes," said Anant Iyer, director general of the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies.

4:19 PM

Palestinian death toll since start of Israel-Hamas war tops 50,000

Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. The ministry says more than 113,000 have been wounded.

 

The latest toll announced on Sunday includes 673 people killed since Israel ended the ceasefire last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes.

 

The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its records.

3:40 PM

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta targets AAP for questioning her govt's commitment to patriotism

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday unveiled a new statue of Bhagat Singh at a park in Malviya Nagar on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas and criticized the opposition for questioning the BJP government's commitment to patriotism.

Taking a swipe at the opposition, she recalled how they had earlier raised a furore over Bhagat Singh's picture after her government took office.

"They asked questions, but when Bhagat Singh's statue was broken earlier, they never spoke about its repair. Where was their patriotism then? Today on Shaheed Diwas, we have installed a new statue because we truly honour our national heroes," she said addressing the gathering on the occasion.

The chief minister said "it is a very special occasion for me as two important people in my life" -- Malviya Nagar MLA Satish Upadhyaya and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj -- "are present here".

3:27 PM

Meerut murder: Jail officials claim Muskan, Sahil experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms

In judicial custody for allegedly murdering Saurabh Rajput, his wife and her lover are having a hard time adjusting to life in jail, with prison officials claiming that the duo were experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms.

 

Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla have been lodged in Chaudhary Charan Singh district jail here since last Wednesday after a court here sent the duo to judicial custody for 14 days.

 

Jail sources said the duo have been showing signs of extreme distress. "Muskan and Sahil are not able to sleep properly. They are also refusing to eat and drink," a source said.

 

While some speculate that this might be due to remorse, jail officials attribute it to drug withdrawal.

3:11 PM

'Don't doubt his ability, even at this age': Sunil Gavaskar on Dhoni's retirement

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar brushed off speculations regarding Indian legend MS Dhoni's retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), and said every time people raise this question, the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain proves them wrong.

 

Lauding Dhoni, he said age is just a number for him, and he still has the ability to hit the ball into the stands

 

"Why should we even ask that question? Why put pressure on him? Every time people question MS Dhoni, he proves them wrong. Don't doubt his ability. Even at this age, he's hitting sixes not just past the boundary but into the stands during practice. Age is just a number when it comes to Dhoni," Gavaskar, who is a Jio Star expert said on Jio Hotstar.

1:35 PM

1,243 forest fire incidents reported in J-K in 2024-25 fiscal: Minister Rana to Assembly

As many as 1,243 forest fires were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024-25 financial year, more than double than the previous fiscal but almost identical compared to 2022-23, Forest Minister Javed Ahmad Rana has said.

 

However, most of the incidents are ground fires where only grass and bushes get burnt and tall trees are not affected, he said in a written reply to an unstarred question by the BJP's Balwant Singh Mankotia in the Legislative Assembly here on Saturday.

 

The minister said a total of 1553 incidents of forest fire were reported, covering an area of 2774.213 hectares, in the 2022-23 financial year but the number dropped to 607 over an area of 987.24 hectares in 2023-24.

 

In the current financial year till March 19, the number of forest fires was 1,243 over an area of 3,503.70 hectares, Rana said.

1:35 PM

Religion-based reservation violates Constitution: RSS